by Dylan Thomas (1914 - 1953)

Language: English 
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Oh as I was young and easy in the mercy of his means,
    Time held me green and dying
  Though I sang in my chains like the sea.

First published in Horizon, October 1945, revised 1946

Composition:

    Set to music by Peter Huse (b. 1938), "Fern Hill", 1960, stanza 6:7-9 [ satb chorus a cappella ]

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Research team for this page: Robert Manno , John Bartlett

This text was added to the website: 2005-06-08
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Word count: 470