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by Duncan Campbell Scott (1862 - 1947)

Wind and the Flower
Language: English 
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The flower lives on the prairie
The wind in the sky
I am here, my beloved
The wind and the flower
 
The crane hides in the sand-hills
Where does the wolverine hide?
I am here, my beloved
Heart’s-blood on the feathers
 
The foot caught in the trap
The crane hides in the sand-hills,
Where does the wolverine hide?
The wind and the flower.
 
The foot caught – Oh
 
Take the flower in your hand
The wind in your nostrils;
Take the flower in your hand
I’m here, my beloved
 
Release, release the captive
Release the captive
Heal the wound under the feathers
Heal the wound under the feathers
 
Flower, Wind, Sky, Prairie
 
Heart’s-blood on the feathers
The flower lives on the prairie
The wind in the sky
I am here, my beloved
The wind and the flower

Text Authorship:

  • by Duncan Campbell Scott (1862 - 1947) [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 Nancy Ellen Telfer (b. 1950), "Wind and the Flower", copyright © 2025 [ satb chorus ], from The Spell of Times Long Past, no. 3, Cypress Choral
        Score: Cypress Choral [external link]  [sung text checked 1 time]

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This text was added to the website: 2026-09-05
Line count: 27
Word count: 137

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