Texts by W. Davies set in Art Songs and Choral Works

Text Collections:

• A Poet's Alphabet
• A Poet's Calendar
• Child Lovers and other Poems
• Farewell to Poesy and Other Pieces
• Foliage
• Forty New Poems
• Nature Poems and Others
• New Poems
• Poems 1930-31
• Secrets
• Songs of a Wayfarer
• Songs of Joy and Others
• The Bird of Paradise and Other Poems
• The Loneliest Mountain and Other Poems
• The Song of Life and Other Poems
• True Travellers

Texts set in art song or choral works (not necessarily comprehensive):

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A grey rectangle like FRE indicates a particular translation (usually one set to music) exists but isn't yet available.

• A bird's anger (A summers morning that has but one voice) (from The Song of Life and Other Poems) - I. Gurney
• A cat's example () - A. Williams [x]
• A granted joy can make a careless mind (from Poems 1930-31) [x] - B. Naylor (No careless mind)
• A great time (Sweet Chance, that led my steps abroad) (from The Bird of Paradise and Other Poems) - O. Freudenthal, W. Hunt, N. Wallbank
• A greeting (Good morning, Life -- and all) (from Foliage) - W. Benson, W. Webber
• Ah, Music ! it doth sound more sweet (from Nature Poems and Others) - O. Freudenthal (Sweet music)
• Ale's no false liar; though his mind (from Forty New Poems) - W. Webber (They're taxing ale again)
• Ale's no false liar (from Forty New Poems) (They're taxing ale again) - W. Webber
• Ale (Now do I hear thee weep and groan) - G. Bachlund
• A mother to her sick child (Thou canst not understand my words) - O. Freudenthal
• A pretty game, my girl (from The Song of Life and Other Poems) - A. Kunz (The flirt)
• April's lambs (Though I was born in April's prime) - G. Bachlund
• Armed for war (Is life on Earth a Viler thing) (from The Loneliest Mountain and Other Poems) - R. Roderick-Jones
• As butterflies are but winged flowers (from New Poems) (The ways of Time) - R. Roderick-Jones
• As far as my own heart's concerned (from New Poems) - R. Roderick-Jones (The ways of Time)
• A single star in the rosy sky (A single star in the rosy sky) (from Songs of a Wayfarer) - M. Carmichael
• A single star in the rosy sky (from Songs of a Wayfarer) - M. Carmichael
• As I walked down a lane this morn (from Nature Poems and Others) - O. Freudenthal (The milkmaid's call)
• As I walked down the waterside (from Songs of Joy and Others) - F. Austin (The sleepers)
• A strange meeting (The moon is full, and so am I) (from Forty New Poems) - W. Webber
• A summers morning that has but one voice (from The Song of Life and Other Poems) - I. Gurney (A bird's anger)
• Beggar's song (Good people keep their holy day) (from True Travellers) - W. Webber
• Can I forget those sweet days (from Songs of Joy and Others) [x] - R. Roderick-Jones (Days that have been)
• Clouds (My Fancy loves to play with Clouds) (from Farewell to Poesy and Other Pieces) - R. Boughton
• Come, lovely morning, rich in frost (from Poems 1930-31) [x] - B. Naylor (Silver hours)
• Come, thou sweet Wonder, by whose power - O. Freudenthal (Come, thou sweet Wonder)
• Come, thou sweet Wonder (Come, thou sweet Wonder, by whose power) - O. Freudenthal
• Days that have been (Can I forget those sweet days) (from Songs of Joy and Others) - R. Roderick-Jones [x]
• Days too short (When primroses are out in Spring) (from Songs of Joy and Others) - G. Finzi, A. Garlick, R. Parfrey
• Dreams of the Sea (I know not why I yearn for thee again) (from Foliage) - I. Gurney, T. Hewitt-Jones, B. Naylor, R. Robbins
• Early morn (When I did wake this morn from sleep) (from Nature Poems and Others) - R. Boughton, I. Gurney
• Girls scream (from Nature Poems and Others) - A. Garlick, W. Webber (School's out)
• Good morning, Life -- and all (from Foliage) - W. Benson, W. Webber (A greeting)
• Good morning, Life -- and all (from Foliage) - G. Bachlund (Good morning, Life)
• Good morning, Life (Good morning, Life -- and all) (from Foliage) - G. Bachlund
• Good people keep their holy day (from True Travellers) - S. Barber, W. Webber (Beggar's song)
• Happy wind (Oh, happy wind, how sweet) (from Farewell to Poesy and Other Pieces) - W. Hunt, A. Kunz
• Hear how my friend the robin sings ! (from Forty New Poems) - A. Garlick (In the snow)
• Her beauty is a wasted thing - O. Freudenthal (The visitor)
• Here's an example from/ a butterfly (from Songs of Joy and Others) (The example) - A. Garlick
• Here's an example from (from Songs of Joy and Others) - A. Garlick (The example)
• How kind is sleep, how merciful (from The Song of Life and Other Poems) - R. Roderick-Jones (How kind is sleep, how merciful)
• How kind is sleep (How kind is sleep, how merciful) (from The Song of Life and Other Poems) - R. Roderick-Jones
• If I were gusty April now (from Foliage) - E. Bainton (Laughing Rose)
• I have no ale (from Nature Poems and Others) - O. Freudenthal (The muse)
• I hear leaves drinking rain (from Nature Poems and Others) - O. Freudenthal, A. Garlick (The rain)
• I know a deep and lonely pool (from A Poet's Alphabet) [x] - T. Holland (P for Pool)
• I know not why I yearn for thee again (from Foliage) - I. Gurney, T. Hewitt-Jones, B. Naylor, R. Robbins (Dreams of the Sea)
• In silent groves () - A. Williams [x]
• In the snow (Hear how my friend the robin sings !) (from Forty New Poems) - A. Garlick
• I saw this day sweet flowers grow thick (I saw this day sweet flowers grow thick) (from Songs of Joy and Others) - R. Premru
• I saw this day sweet flowers grow thick (from Songs of Joy and Others) - A. Garlick, F. Lydiate, R. Premru (The happy child)
• Is life on Earth a Viler thing (from The Loneliest Mountain and Other Poems) - R. Roderick-Jones (Armed for war)
• Is this old Autumn standing here (from Poems 1930-31) [x] - B. Naylor (Old Autumn)
• It was the Rainbow gave thee birth (from Farewell to Poesy and Other Pieces) - F. Hart, P. Naylor, R. Still (The kingfisher)
• Jenny (Now I grow old, and flowers are weeds) (from Nature Poems and Others) - O. Freudenthal
• Joy, how I sought thee! (from Foliage) - R. Roderick-Jones (Seeking Joy)
• Laughing Rose (If I were gusty April now) (from Foliage) - E. Bainton
• Leisure (What is this life if, full of care) (from Songs of Joy and Others) - A. Bliss, H. Greenhill, A. Kunz, E. Leigh, R. Milford, M. Montgomery, B. Pentland, R. Stöhr GER
• Let us lie close () - J. Duke, A. Williams [x]
• Little flower () - A. Williams [x]
• Love, like a drop of dew (When I pass down the street and see the people smiling so) (from Secrets) - R. Fleming, W. Webber [x]
• Love's caution (Tell them, when you are home again) (from The Song of Life and Other Poems) - S. Barber, G. Fox
• Margery (The Butterfly loves Mignonette) (from New Poems) - W. Webber
• Money, O! (When I had money, money, O!) (from Nature Poems and Others) - M. Head
• Money (When I had money, money, O!) (from Nature Poems and Others)
• My Fancy loves to play with Clouds (from Farewell to Poesy and Other Pieces) - R. Boughton (Clouds)
• My mind has thunderstorms (from Foliage) - A. Bliss (Thunderstorms)
• Nature's friend (Say what you like) (from Nature Poems and Others) - M. Head
• Night wanderers (They hear the bell of midnight toll) (from Foliage) - S. Barber
• No careless mind (A granted joy can make a careless mind) (from Poems 1930-31) - B. Naylor [x]
• No place or time (This curly childhood of the year) (from Poems 1930-31) - B. Naylor [x]
• Now do I hear thee weep and groan - G. Bachlund (Ale)
• Now I grow old, and flowers are weeds (from Nature Poems and Others) - O. Freudenthal (Jenny)
• O happy wind (Oh, happy wind, how sweet) (from Farewell to Poesy and Other Pieces) - I. Gurney
• Oh, happy wind, how sweet (from Farewell to Poesy and Other Pieces) - I. Gurney, W. Hunt, A. Kunz (Happy wind)
• Old Autumn (Is this old Autumn standing here) (from Poems 1930-31) - B. Naylor [x]
• P for Pool (I know a deep and lonely pool) (from A Poet's Alphabet) [x]
• P is for Pool (I know a deep and lonely pool) (from A Poet's Alphabet) - T. Holland [x]
• Pleasure and joy (Pleasure is not the one I love) (from Secrets) - R. Fleming [x]
• Pleasure is not the one I love (from Secrets) [x] - R. Fleming (The rivals)
• Raptures (Sing for the sun your lyric, lark) (from Forty New Poems) - R. Housman
• Rich days (Welcome to you rich Autumn days) (from The Bird of Paradise and Other Poems) - L. Berkeley
• Rich or poor (With thy true love I have more wealth) (from Songs of Joy and Others) - A. Bliss
• Robin on a leafless bough (from Nature Poems and Others) - M. Head, J. Jeffreys, E. Rubbra (Robin Redbreast)
• Robin Redbreast (Robin on a leafless bough) (from Nature Poems and Others) - M. Head, J. Jeffreys, E. Rubbra
• Say what you like (from Nature Poems and Others) - M. Head (Nature's friend)
• School's out (Girls scream) (from Nature Poems and Others) - A. Garlick, W. Webber
• See how her body pants (from A Poet's Calendar) [x] - R. Roderick-Jones (The evening star)
• Seeking Joy (Joy, how I sought thee!) (from Foliage) - R. Roderick-Jones
• See where Young Love sits all alone (from Secrets) [x] - R. Fleming (See where Young Love)
• See where Young Love (See where Young Love sits all alone) (from Secrets) - R. Fleming [x]
• Silver hours (Come, lovely morning, rich in frost) (from Poems 1930-31) - B. Naylor [x]
• Sing for the sun your lyric, lark (from Forty New Poems) - R. Housman (Raptures)
• Songs of joy () (from Songs of Joy and Others) - A. Williams [x]
• Speed () - A. Williams [x]
• Summer has spread a cool, green tent (from Farewell to Poesy and Other Pieces) - R. Boughton (The green tent)
• Sweet Chance, that led my steps abroad (from The Bird of Paradise and Other Poems) - O. Freudenthal, M. Head, W. Hunt, N. Wallbank (A great time)
• Sweet Chance, that led my steps abroad (Sweet Chance, that led my steps abroad) (from The Bird of Paradise and Other Poems) - M. Head
• Sweet music (Ah, Music ! it doth sound more sweet) (from Nature Poems and Others) - O. Freudenthal
• Tell them, when you are home again (from The Song of Life and Other Poems) - S. Barber, G. Fox (Love's caution)
• The Battle () - G. Finzi [x]
• The beggar's song (Good people keep their holy day) (from True Travellers) - S. Barber
• The Butterfly loves Mignonette (from New Poems) - W. Webber (Margery)
• The child chatters () - A. Williams [x]
• The evening star (See how her body pants) (from A Poet's Calendar) - R. Roderick-Jones [x]
• The example (Here's an example from) (from Songs of Joy and Others) - A. Garlick
• The flirt (A pretty game, my girl) (from The Song of Life and Other Poems) - A. Kunz
• The green tent (Summer has spread a cool, green tent) (from Farewell to Poesy and Other Pieces) - R. Boughton
• The happy child (I saw this day sweet flowers grow thick) (from Songs of Joy and Others) - A. Garlick, F. Lydiate
• The kingfisher (It was the Rainbow gave thee birth) (from Farewell to Poesy and Other Pieces) - F. Hart, P. Naylor, R. Still
• The likeness (When I came forth this morn I saw) (from New Poems)
• The mask (When I complained of April's day) (from A Poet's Calendar) - J. Duke, B. Pentland [x]
• The milkmaid's call (As I walked down a lane this morn) (from Nature Poems and Others) - O. Freudenthal
• The moon is full, and so am I (from Forty New Poems) - W. Webber (A strange meeting)
• The moon (Thy beauty haunts me heart and soul) (from The Bird of Paradise and Other Poems) - R. Farley, A. Garlick, I. Gurney, J. Raynor, G. Read, F. Ticciati, W. Webber
• The mourner () - J. Roberts [x]
• The muse (I have no ale) (from Nature Poems and Others) - O. Freudenthal
• The one real gem (Wealth, Power, and Fame -- aye, even Love) (from Nature Poems and Others) - O. Freudenthal
• The rain (I hear leaves drinking rain) (from Nature Poems and Others) - O. Freudenthal, A. Garlick
• The rivals (Pleasure is not the one I love) (from Secrets) [x]
• The sailor to his parrot () - A. Williams [x]
• The sleepers (As I walked down the waterside) (from Songs of Joy and Others) - F. Austin
• The Swallow dives in yonder air (from Songs of Joy and Others) - M. Head (The temper of a maid)
• The temper of a maid (The Swallow dives in yonder air) (from Songs of Joy and Others) - M. Head
• The time of dreams (What sweet, what happy days had I) (from A Poet's Calendar) - R. Smith [x]
• The tugged hand () - A. Williams [x]
• The two flocks (Where are you going to now, white sheep) (from Songs of Joy and Others) - C. Vale
• The visitor (Her beauty is a wasted thing) - O. Freudenthal
• The ways of Time (As far as my own heart's concerned) (from New Poems) - R. Roderick-Jones
• The weeping child (What makes thee weep so, little child) (from The Bird of Paradise and Other Poems) - R. Roderick-Jones
• The white cascade (What happy mortal sees that mountain now) (from Child Lovers and other Poems) - I. Gurney, W. Hunt
• They hear the bell of midnight toll (from Foliage) - S. Barber (Night wanderers)
• They're taxing ale again (Ale's no false liar; though his mind) (from Forty New Poems) - W. Webber
• This curly childhood of the year (from Poems 1930-31) [x] - B. Naylor (No place or time)
• This night, as I sit here alone (from Child Lovers and other Poems) - A. Bliss, W. Hunt (This night)
• This night (This night, as I sit here alone) (from Child Lovers and other Poems) - A. Bliss, W. Hunt
• Thou canst not understand my words - O. Freudenthal (A mother to her sick child)
• Thou comest, May, with leaves and flowers (from Child Lovers and other Poems) - W. Hunt (Thou comest, May)
• Thou comest, May (Thou comest, May, with leaves and flowers) (from Child Lovers and other Poems) - W. Hunt
• Though I was born in April's prime - G. Bachlund
• Thunderstorms (My mind has thunderstorms) (from Foliage) - A. Bliss
• Thy beauty haunts me heart and soul (from The Bird of Paradise and Other Poems) - M. Emery, R. Farley, A. Garlick, I. Gurney, J. Raynor, G. Read, R. Smith, F. Ticciati, W. Webber (The moon)
• Thy beauty haunts me (Thy beauty haunts me heart and soul) (from The Bird of Paradise and Other Poems) - M. Emery, R. Smith
• Wealth, Power, and Fame -- aye, even Love (from Nature Poems and Others) - O. Freudenthal (The one real gem)
• Welcome to you rich Autumn days (from The Bird of Paradise and Other Poems) - L. Berkeley (Rich days)
• What happy mortal sees that mountain now (from Child Lovers and other Poems) - I. Gurney, W. Hunt (The white cascade)
• What is this life if, full of care (from Songs of Joy and Others) GER - A. Bliss, H. Greenhill, A. Kunz, E. Leigh, R. Milford, M. Montgomery, B. Pentland, R. Stöhr (Leisure)
• What makes thee weep so, little child (from The Bird of Paradise and Other Poems) - R. Roderick-Jones (The weeping child)
• What sweet, what happy days had I (from A Poet's Calendar) [x] - R. Smith (The time of dreams)
• When I came forth this morn I saw (from New Poems) - M. Head (The likeness)
• When I came forth this morn I saw (When I came forth this morn I saw) (from New Poems) - M. Head
• When I complained of April's day (from A Poet's Calendar) [x] - J. Duke, B. Pentland (The mask)
• When I did wake this morn from sleep (from Nature Poems and Others) - R. Boughton, I. Gurney (Early morn)
• When I had money, money, O! (from Nature Poems and Others) - M. Head (Money)
• When I pass down the street and see the people smiling so (from Secrets) [x] - R. Fleming, W. Webber (Love, like a drop of dew)
• When on a summer's morn I wake (from The Bird of Paradise and Other Poems) - I. Gurney (When on a summer's morn)
• When on a summer's morn (When on a summer's morn I wake) (from The Bird of Paradise and Other Poems) - I. Gurney
• When primroses are out in Spring (from Songs of Joy and Others) - G. Finzi, A. Garlick, R. Parfrey (Days too short)
• Where are you going to now, white sheep (from Songs of Joy and Others) - C. Vale (The two flocks)
• With thy true love I have more wealth (from Songs of Joy and Others) - A. Bliss (Rich or poor)
• Words and kisses () - A. Williams [x]
• You interfering ladies, you (You interfering ladies, you) (from The Song of Life and Other Poems) - W. Webber
• You interfering ladies, you (from The Song of Life and Other Poems) - W. Webber (You interfering ladies)
• You interfering ladies (You interfering ladies, you) (from The Song of Life and Other Poems)

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