by Robert Macfarlane (b. 1976)
Weasel
Language: English
Weasel whirls through world like wildfire: Embers spin, smoke curls, for weasel Acts on land like spark on tinder – Scorches grass, turns field to pyre, sand to glass, tree to cinder, Eats air, burns shadow, Lights the sky, hot-wires the sun with its speed, its dance, its gyres.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Marie-Claire Saindon (b. 1984), "Weasel", 2023 [ women's chorus and piano ], from The Lost Words, no. 18
Publisher: Cypress [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2025-12-19
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Word count: 49