by John Galsworthy (1867 - 1933)
Straw in the Street
Language: English
Straw in the street! My heart, oh! hearken — Fate thrums its song of sorrow! The windows darken — O God of all to-morrow! Straw in the street! To wintry sleeping Turns all our summer laughter. The brooms are sweeping — There's naught for me hereafter!
Confirmed with John Galsworthy, Moods, Songs, & Doggerels, London: William Heinemann, 1912, page 60.
Text Authorship:
- by John Galsworthy (1867 - 1933), "Straw in the Street", 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), "Straw in the Street", published 1913 [ voice and piano ], from Seventeen songs, no. 13, 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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Word count: 46