by William Ernest Henley (1849 - 1903)
The blackbird See original
Language: English
The nightingale has a lyre of gold, The lark's is a clarion call, And the blackbird plays but a boxwood flute, But I love him best of all. For his song is all of the joy of life, And we in the glad, spring weather, We two have listened till he sung Our hearts and lips together.
Composition:
- Set to music by Horatio William Parker (1863 - 1919), "The blackbird", op. 59 (Four Songs), published 1904
Text Authorship:
- by William Ernest Henley (1849 - 1903), no title, appears in A Book of Verses, first published 1888
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