A twisted ash, a ragged fir, A silver birch with leaves astir. Men talk of forests broad and deep, Where summer-long the shadows sleep. Though I love forests deep and wide, The lone tree on the bare hill-side, The brave, wind-beaten, lonely tree, Is rooted in the heart of me. A twisted ash, a ragged fir, A silver birch with leaves astir.
Three Songs
Song Cycle by William Brocklesby Wordsworth (1908 - 1988)
?. The lonely tree [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson (1878 - 1962), "The lonely tree", appears in Whin, first published 1918
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Researcher for this page: Ferdinando AlbeggianiTotal word count: 62