by Leigh Hanes (1893 - 1967)
Mountains
Language: English
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God give me mountains With hills at their knees, Mountains too high For the flutter of trees. Mountains that know The dark valleys of death, That have kissed a pale star And felt its last breath And still lift the dawn In a golden-rimmed cup — God give me mountains And strength to climb up!
Text Authorship:
- by Leigh Hanes (1893 - 1967), "Mountains" [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 Oscar Rasbach (1888 - 1975), "Mountains", published 1930 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2020-07-13
Line count: 12
Word count: 55