© by Molly Holden (1927 - 1981)
The Syllables of Summer Birds
Language: English
I lie as if five fathom drowned [ ... ]
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Authorship:
- by Molly Holden (1927 - 1981), "The Syllables of Summer Birds", copyright © [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 Howard Skempton (b. 1947), "The Syllables of Summer Birds", first performed 2005 [voice and harp], from Three Songs for Jennie, no. 2, confirmed with a CD booklet [ sung text verified 1 time]
This text was added to the website: 2017-11-22
Line count: 12
Word count: 74