by William Soutar (1898 - 1943)
In time of tumult
Language: English
The thunder and the dark Dwindle and disappear: The free song of the lark Tumbles in air. The froth of the wave-drag Falls back from the pool: Sheer out of the crag Lifts the white gull. Heart! keep your silence still Mocking the tyrant’s mock: Thunder is on the hill: Foam on the rock.
Confirmed with William Soutar, Poems in Scots and English, selected by W R Aitken, Scottish Academic Press, Edinburgh, 1972, page 30
Authorship
- by William Soutar (1898 - 1943), "In time of tumult", written 1938, appears in In the Time of Tyrants, first published 1939 [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 Francis George Scott (1880 - 1958), "In time of tumult", published 1946 [baritone and piano], from Seven songs, no. 4, Bayley & Ferguson [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
Researcher for this text: Iain Sneddon [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2018-11-27
Line count: 12
Word count: 54