by Alfred Edward Housman (1859 - 1936)
The sigh that heaves the grasses Matches original text
Language: English
The sigh that heaves the grasses Whence thou wilt never rise Is of the air that passes And knows not if it sighs. The diamond tears adorning Thy low mound on the lea, Those are the tears of morning, That weeps, but not for thee.
Composition:
- Set to music by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958), "The sigh that heaves the grasses", 1927, published 1954, rev. 1954 [ voice and violin ], from Along the Field, no. 5
Text Authorship:
- by Alfred Edward Housman (1859 - 1936), no title, appears in Last Poems, no. 27, first published 1922
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Researcher for this page: Ted Perry
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 45