by Emily Brontë (1818 - 1848)

Language: English 
The starry night shall comfort bring:
Go out upon the breezy moor;
Watch for a bird with sable wing
And beak and talons dropping gore.

It will perch on a heathy swell
Against the light of the coming moon;
Then, poor wretch, thy misery tell:
Thou shalt have the wished-for boon.

Composition:

    Set to music by John Jeffreys (1927 - 2010), "The lone bird" [ voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

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Researcher for this page: Peter Palmer

This text was added to the website: 2010-09-11
Line count: 8
Word count: 51