by Walter De la Mare (1873 - 1956)
The rainbow
Language: English
I saw the lovely arch Of Rainbow span the sky, The gold sun burning As the rain swept by. In bright-ringed solitude The showery foliage shone One lovely moment, And the Bow was gone.
Text Authorship:
- by Walter De la Mare (1873 - 1956), "The rainbow", appears in Songs of Childhood, first published 1902 [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 (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "The rainbow", published 1969 [ boys' chorus or SA chorus and piano ], from Three Two-Part Songs [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-01-09
Line count: 8
Word count: 34