by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod
Language: English
O would I were the cool wind that's blowing from the sea, Each loneliest valley I would search till I should come to thee. In the dew on the grass is your name, dear, i' the leaf on the tree -- O would I were the cool wind that's blowing from the sea. O would I were the cool wind that's blowing far from me -- The grey silence, the grey waves, the grey wastes of the sea.
Composition:
- Set to music by Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981), "Longing" [ voice and piano ], from Two Poems of the Wind, no. 2, confirmed with a CD booklet
Text Authorship:
- by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod, "Longing", appears in From the Hills of Dream, first published 1901
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This text was added to the website: 2008-08-17
Line count: 6
Word count: 76