by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928)
The bullfinches See original
Language: English
Brother Bulleys, let us sing
From the dawn till evening! -
For we know not that we go not
When the day's pale pinions fold
Unto those who sang of old.
When I flew to Blackmoor Vale,
Whence the green-gowned faeries hail,
Roosting near them I could hear them
Speak of queenly Nature's ways,
Means, and moods,--well known to fays.
...
Come then, brethren, let us sing,
From the dawn till evening! -
For we know not that we go not
When the day's pale pinions fold
Unto those who sang of old.
Composition:
- Set to music by Alys F. Serrell , "The bullfinches", published 1914, stanzas 1-2,6 [ voice and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928), "The bullfinches", appears in Poems of the Past and Present, first published 1902
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