sometimes misattributed to Edward Young (1683 - 1765) and by Ella Young (1867 - 1956)
The Wind from the West See original
Language: English
Blow high, blow low,
O wind from the West:
You come from the country
I love the best.
O say have the lilies
Yet lifted their heads
Above the lake-water
That ripples and spreads?
Do the little sedges
Still shake with delight,
And whisper together
All through the night?
Have the mountains the purple
I used to love,
And peace about them,
Around and above?
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Composition:
- Set to music by Peter Warlock (1894 - 1930), "The Wind from the West", 1911, published 1972, stanza 1-4 [ voice and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- sometimes misattributed to Edward Young (1683 - 1765)
- by Ella Young (1867 - 1956), "The wind from the west"
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 83