by George Meredith (1828 - 1909)
Song in the songless
Language: English
They have no song, the sedges dry, And still they sing. It is within my breast they sing, As I pass by. Within my breast they touch a string, They wake a sigh. There is but [sound]1 of sedges dry; In me they sing.
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1 Cowell: "the sound"
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
1 Cowell: "the sound"
Text Authorship:
- by George Meredith (1828 - 1909), "Song in the songless", appears in A Reading of Life [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Harold Clark , "Song in the songless", published 1963 [ high voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Henry Dixon Cowell (1897 - 1965), "Song in the songless", L. 330 (1921) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Margaret Ruthven Lang (1867 - 1972), "Song in the songless", op. 38 (Four songs) no. 4, published 1902 [ voice and piano ], Schmidt [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Mary Plumstead (1905 - 1980), "Song in the songless", published 1953 [ medium voice and piano ], from Two songs [sung text not yet checked]
- by Louise Juliette Talma (1906 - 1996), "Song in the songless", 1928 [ soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by David Vaughan Thomas (1873 - 1934), "Song in the songless", 1922 [ voice and piano ], from Five Meredith Songs [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-01-13
Line count: 8
Word count: 44