by Alfred Edward Housman (1859 - 1936)

Language: English 
In the morning, in the morning,
In the happy field of hay,
Oh they looked at one another
By the light of day.

In the blue and silver morning
On the haycock as they lay,
Oh they looked at one another
And they looked away.

Composition:

    Set to music by Jake Heggie (b. 1961), "In the morning", 2005, first performed 2005 [ tenor and baritone with violin, viola, cello and piano ], from Here and Gone, no. 5

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Researcher for this page: Ted Perry

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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