by William Henry Davies (1871 - 1940)
Oh, happy wind, how sweet
Language: English
Oh, happy wind, how sweet Thy life must be! The great, proud fields of gold Run after thee: And here are flowers, with heads To nod and shake; And dreaming butterflies To tease and wake. Oh, happy wind, I say, To be alive this day.
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Text Authorship:
- by William Henry Davies (1871 - 1940), "Happy wind", appears in Farewell to Poesy and Other Pieces, first published 1910 [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 Ivor (Bertie) Gurney (1890 - 1937), "O happy wind", 1918 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wynn Hunt (b. 1910), "Happy wind" [ bass-baritone and piano ], from W. H. Davies Song Cycle [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alfred Kunz (b. 1929), "Happy wind", 1953 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-15
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Word count: 45