by (Joseph) Hilaire Belloc (1870 - 1953)
My Own Country Matches base text
Language: English
I shall go without companions, And with nothing in my hand; I shall pass through many places That I cannot understand - Until I come to my own country, Which is a pleasant land! The trees that grow in my own country Are the beech tree and the yew; Many stand together And some stand few. In the month of May in my own country All the woods are new. When I get to my own country I shall lie down and sleep; I shall watch in the valleys The long flocks of sheep. And then I shall dream, for ever and all, A good dream and deep.
Composition:
- Set to music by Peter Warlock (1894 - 1930), "My Own Country", 1927, published 1927 [ baritone and piano ], from Three Belloc Songs, no. 3
Text Authorship:
- by (Joseph) Hilaire Belloc (1870 - 1953), no title, appears in The Four Men, first published 1911
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 107