Old Red Shawl

Song Cycle by Danial Sheibani (b. 2003)

Rather Sad
 (Sung text for setting by D. Sheibani)
 Matches base text

Language: English 
From the street a strain on my ear doth fall,
A tune as threadbare as that “old red shawl,”
It is tattered, it is torn,
It shows signs of being worn,
It’s the tune my uncle hummed from early morn,
‘twas a common little thing and kind ‘a sweet,
But ‘twas sad and seemed to slow up both his feet;
I can see him shuffling down
To the barn or to the town

Text Authorship:

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

Set by Danial Sheibani (b. 2003), 2024 [ voice and piano ]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Total word count: 73