by Henry Abbey (1842 - 1911)
What do we plant?
Language: English
What do we plant when we plant the tree? We plant the ship which will cross the sea. We plant the mast to carry the sails; We plant the planks to withstand the gales. The keel the keelson the beam the knee... We plant the ship when we plant the tree. What do we plant when we plant the tree? We plant the houses for you and me. We plant the rafters the shingles the floors We plant the studding the lath the doors the beams and siding all parts that be... We plant the house when we plant the tree. What do we plant when we plant the tree? A thousand things that we daily see We plant the spire that out-towers the crag We plant the staff for our country's flag We plant the shade from hot sun free We plant all these when we plant the tree.
Text Authorship:
- by Henry Abbey (1842 - 1911) [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 Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990), "What do we plant?" [ SSA chorus or SA chorus and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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