by Elinor Wylie (1885 - 1928)
Language: English
O clear and musical, Sing again! Sing again! Hear the rain fall Through the long night, Bring me your song again, O dear delight! O dear and comforting, Mine again! Mine again! Hear the rain sing And the dark rejoice! Shine like a spark again, O clearest voice! O clearest voice!
Composition:
- Set to music by John Woods Duke (1899 - 1984), "The bird", 1946, published 1949 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], from Two songs, no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by Elinor Wylie (1885 - 1928), "The bird", appears in Collected Poems, first published 1932
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Line count: 13
Word count: 51