by Marguerite Radclyffe-Hall (1880 - 1943)
The rainbow‑child
Language: English
The sunshine met the stormwind As he swept across the plain, And she wooed him till he lov’d her, And his kisses fell as rain. She was fair, and he was ardent. And behold! one happy morn, While I watched their mingled glory, Lo! a rainbow child was born!
Authorship:
- by Marguerite Radclyffe-Hall (1880 - 1943) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875 - 1912), "The rainbow-child", published 1911 [voice and piano], from Songs of Sun and Shade, no. 3, Boosey & Co. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: John Glenn Paton [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2015-10-07
Line count: 8
Word count: 49