When I hear a song‑lark
Language: English
When I hear a song-lark soar At the ruddy sun's first kiss, My heart leaps high with joy of life, And the earth seems full of bliss. When I hear a nightingale trill In the shadow of the pine, All else beside is nought to me I know that Heav'n is mine.
Text Authorship:
- by Morris Hazlitt , copyright status unknown [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 Mary Hannah (May) Brahe (1884 - 1956), "When I hear a song-lark", published c1912 [ voice and piano ], Melbourne : Allan & Co [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2025-07-29
Line count: 8
Word count: 52