by William Morris (1834 - 1896)
Flora
Language: English
I am the handmaid of the earth, I broider fair her glorious gown, And deck her on her days of mirth With many a garland of renown. And while Earth's little ones are fain And play about the Mother's hem I scatter every gift I gain From sun and wind to gladden them.
Text Authorship:
- by William Morris (1834 - 1896), "Flora", appears in Poems by the Way [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 Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "Flora", op. 81 (Three songs) no. 2 (1930) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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