by William Alexander Percy (1885 - 1942)
The little shepherd's song See original
Language: English
The leaves, the little birds, and I, Fleecy clouds in a sweet, sweet sky; The pages singing as they ride Down there, down there where the river is wide. Heigh-ho, what a day! What a lovely day! Even too lovely to hop and play With my sheep Or sleep In the sun! And as I lie in the deep, deep grass And watch the pages as the pass And sing to them as they to me Till they turn the bend by the poplar tree. And then—O then, I sing right on To the leaves and the lambs and myself alone! For I think there must be Inside of me A bird!
Composition:
- Set to music by Clara Edwards (1887 - 1974), "The little shepherd's song", published 1922 [ voice and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by William Alexander Percy (1885 - 1942), "The little shepherd's song", appears in In April once, New Haven, Yale University Press, first published 1920
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Word count: 116