Settings of Four Poems by Robert Graves

Song Cycle by Freda Mary Swain (1902 - 1985)

?. Allie  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English 
Allie, call the birds in,
  The birds from the sky.
Allie calls, Allie sings,
  Down they all fly.
First there came
Two white doves
  Then a sparrow from his nest,
Then a clucking bantam hen,
  Then a robin red-breast.

Allie, call the beasts in,
  The beasts, every one.
Allie calls, Allie sings,
  In they all run.
First there came
Two black lambs,
  Then a grunting Berkshire sow,
Then a dog without a tail,
  Then a red and white cow.

Allie, call the fish up,
  The fish from the stream.
Allie calls, Allie sings,
  Up they all swim.
First there came
Two gold fish,
  A minnow and a miller's thumb,
Then a pair of loving trout,
  Then the twisted eels come.

Allie, call the children,
  Children from the green.
Allie calls, Allie sings,
  Soon they run in.
First there came
Tom and Madge,
  Kate and I who'll not forget
How we played by the water's edge
  Till the April sun set.

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?. The leap

Language: English 
Forget the rest: my heart is true
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  • by Robert Graves (1895 - 1985), "The leap", from Kenyon Review, Winter 1964, copyright ©

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?. A phoenix flame

Language: English 
In my heart a phoenix flame
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?. Sword and Rose

Language: English 
The King of Hearts a broadsword bears
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  • by Robert Graves (1895 - 1985), "Song: Sword and Rose", from New Republic, April 1964, copyright ©

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