by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)
Rosy maiden Winifred
Language: English
Rosy maiden Winifred,
With a milkpail on her head,
Tripping through the corn,
While the dew lies on the wheat
In the sunny morn.
Scarlet shepherd's-weatherglass
Spreads wide open at her feet
As they pass;
Cornflowers give their almond smell
While she brushes by,
And a lark sings from the sky
"All is well."
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Text Authorship:
- by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894), no title, appears in Sing-song: a nursery rhyme book, first published 1872 [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 Gerald Finzi (1901 - 1956), "Rosy maiden Winifred", published 1922 [ SS chorus voices and piano ], in School Songs [sung text not yet checked]
- by Walter Parratt (1841 - 1924), "Rosy maiden Winifred", published 1916, from Kookoorookoo and other songs [sung text not yet checked]
- by Cecil Sharman (1894 - ?), "Rosy maiden Winifred", published 1936 [ unison chorus and piano ], from Four Rossetti Poems [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-02
Line count: 12
Word count: 54