by Walter De la Mare (1873 - 1956)
Language: English
Few and faint a bird’s small notes Stirred on the air and died away Among the wind enticing trees, And everywhere the crimson may Lapped in the sunsweet silence bloomed And lost in lonely reverie. A mirrored swan upon a pool Floated beneath a willow tree.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Doreen Carwithen (1922 - 2003), "Noon" [ voice and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Walter De la Mare (1873 - 1956)
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