by Stevie Smith (1903 - 1971)
When the sparrow flies
Language: English
When the sparrow flies to the delicate branch
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Text Authorship:
- by Stevie Smith (1903 - 1971), "When the sparrow flies", appears in Mother, What is Man?, first published 1942
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Richard Orton (b. 1940), "When the sparrow flies", published 1970 [ SATB chorus a cappella ]
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