by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson (1878 - 1962)
Cruel and bright as the whin
Language: English
Cruel and bright as the whin Is my love, my love, And cold as the light on the linn, The light of her eyes. Free as the kestrel in air Is my love, my love, And dark as the heather, her hair, Beneath dark skies. Like heather burned black by the fire, Is my heart, my heart, Burned black to the ash of desire, As daylight dies.
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Authorship:
- by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson (1878 - 1962), "Cruel and bright", appears in Whin, first published 1918 [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 John Jeffreys (1927 - 2010), "The whin" [voice and piano] [text not verified]
- by E. Roy Thompson , "Cruel and bright", published 1921. [voice and piano] [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2010-09-06
Line count: 12
Word count: 67