by John Galsworthy (1867 - 1933)
Wind, wind — heather gipsy
Language: English
Wind, wind — heather gipsy, Whistling in my tree! All the heart of me is tipsy On the sound of thee. Sweet with scent of clover Salt with breath of sea. Wind, wind — wayman lover, Whistling in my tree!
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Confirmed with John Galsworthy, Moods, Songs, & Doggerels, London: William Heinemann, 1912, page 69.
Text Authorship:
- by John Galsworthy (1867 - 1933), "Wind", appears in Moods, Songs, & Doggerels [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 Ada Galsworthy (d. 1956), "Wind! wind!", published 1913 [ voice and piano ], from Seventeen songs, no. 3, London : Schott & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2023-07-03
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