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by Lascelles Abercrombie (1881 - 1938)

Elizabeth's Song
Language: English 
Shining  white clouds in the cherry trees tangled, 
And over the orchard snowing ;
Silver wild cherries on the hill-side spangled,
And bright among bronze oaks blowing :
So white, so bright, so fragrantly
Heart's delight blossoms in me.
 
Swallows come back to their endless careering
In love and in finest feather ;
Swerving down, close to the cowslips nearing,
Then high in the golden weather :
In air so bright, with such a flight,                      
Dances on wings my heart's delight.

Text Authorship:

  • by Lascelles Abercrombie (1881 - 1938), "Elizabeth's Song", appears in Twelve Idylls and Other Poems, first published 1928 [author's text not yet checked 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 Michael (Dewar) Head (1900 - 1976), "Elizabeth's Song", published 1970. [soprano, piano] [
     text not verified 
    ]

Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2009-05-25
Line count: 12
Word count: 77

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