by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892)
The Love‑Song of the Birds See original
Language: English
Shine! Shine! Shine!
Pour down your warmth, great sun!
While we bask -- we two together.
Two together!
Winds blow South or winds blow North,
Day come white, or night come black,
Home or rivers and mountains from home,
Singing all ... time, minding no time,
While we two keep together.
Composition:
- Set to music by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958), "The Love-Song of the Birds" [ vocal duet for soprano and baritone with piano, violin obbligato, optional string quartet ], from Two Vocal Duets, no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Leaves of Grass, in Sea-Drift, no. 3
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Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2005-10-15
Line count: 9
Word count: 51