by James Stephens (1882 - 1950)
The secret
Language: English
I was frightened, for a wind Crept along the grass to say Something that was in my mind Yesterday Something that I did not know Could be found out by the wind, I had buried it so low In my mind.
Text Authorship:
- by James Stephens (1882 - 1950), "The secret", appears in The Adventures of Seumas Beg [and] The Rocky Road to Dublin, first published 1915 [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 Walter Byron Mourant (1910 - 1995), "The secret" [ alto and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Francis George Scott (1880 - 1958), "The Secret" [ children's chorus ], from Three Songs for Children's Voices, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-01-22
Line count: 8
Word count: 42