by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)
O wind, why do you never rest
Language: English
O wind, why do you never rest Wandering, whistling to and fro, Bringing rain out of the west, From the dim north bringing snow?
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Text Authorship:
- by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894), no title, appears in Sing-song: a nursery rhyme book, first published 1872 [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 Martin Akerman , "O wind, why do you never rest" [ voice and piano ], from Kikirikee [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2006-01-28
Line count: 4
Word count: 24