by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod
Green branches
Language: English
Wave, wave, green branches, wave me far away To where the forest deepens and the hillwinds, sleeping, stay: Where Peace doth fold her twilight wings, and through the heart of day There goes the rumour of passing hours grown faint and grey. Wave, wave, green branches, my heart like a bird doth hover Above the nesting-place your green-gloom shadows cover: O come to my nesting heart, come close, come close, bend over, Joy of my heart, my life, my prince, my lover!
Text Authorship:
- by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod, "Green branches", appears in From the Hills of Dream, first published 1896 [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 Arnold Edward Trevor Bax, Sir (1883 - 1953), "Green branches", 1905 [ voice and piano ], from Six Songs, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Rutland Boughton (1878 - 1960), "Green branches", 1910, published 1923 [ voice and piano or strings ], from Five Celtic Songs, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "Green branches", op. 77 (Six Sets of Five Songs Each for Voice and Pianoforte, Set VI) no. 3 (1927) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wintter Haynes Watts (1884 - 1962), "Green branches", copyright © 1913 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-08-18
Line count: 8
Word count: 82