by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892)
O happy lark, that warblest high
Language: English
O happy lark, that warblest high Above thy lowly nest, O brook, that brawlest merrily by Thro' fields that once were blest, O tower spiring to the sky, O graves in daisies drest, O Love and Life, how weary am I, And how I long for rest.
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Confirmed with Alfred Lord Tennyson, Becket and Other Plays, in The Promise of May
Text Authorship:
- by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892), no title, appears in The Promise of May, Act III, Dora singing [author's text checked 1 time 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 Benjamin Burrows (1891 - 1966), "O happy lark", published 1917 [ voice and piano ], from Three Songs, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2022-01-05
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Word count: 47