by John Millington Synge (1871 - 1909)
My arms are round you, and I lean
Language: English
My arms are round you, and I lean Against you, while the lark Sings over us, and golden lights, and green Shadows are on your bark. There'll come a season when you'll stretch Black boards to cover me; Then in Mount Jerome I will lie, poor wretch, With worms eternally.
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Text Authorship:
- by John Millington Synge (1871 - 1909), "To the Oaks of Glencree" [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), "The Oaks of Glencree", 1927, published 1928 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2022-01-05
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