by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod
The stars wailed when the reed was born
Language: English
The stars wailed when the reed was born, And heaven wept at the birth of the thorn: Joy was pluckt like a flower and torn, For Time foreshadowed Good-Friday Morn. But the stars laughed like children free And heaven was hung with the rainbow's glee When at Easter Sunday, so fair to see, Time bowed before Eternity.
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Text Authorship:
- by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod, "Easter", appears in The Hour of Beauty, first published 1907 [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 Rutland Boughton (1878 - 1960), "Song of Easter", published 1911 [ voice and piano ], from Six Spiritual Songs [sung text not yet checked]
- by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "Easter", op. 75 (Six Sets of Five Songs Each for Voice and Pianoforte, Set IV) no. 2 (1927) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jack Hawes (b. 1916), "Easter" [ SATB chorus and piano ], from The Bells of Youth [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-08-18
Line count: 8
Word count: 57