by William Sharp (1855 - 1905)
The Bell‑Bird
Language: English
The stillness of the Austral noon
Is broken by no single sound --
No lizards even on the ground
Rustle amongst dry leaves -- no tune
The lyre-bird sings -- yet hush! I hear
A soft bell tolling, silvery clear!
Low soft aerial chimes, unknown
Save 'mid these silences alone.
Text Authorship:
- by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), "The Bell-Bird", appears in Poems, first published 1912 [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 Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "The Bell-Bird", op. 69 (Twenty-Five Songs in Five Sets of Five Each: Set III) no. 1 (1927) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-08-17
Line count: 8
Word count: 47