by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson (1878 - 1962)
The lark
Language: English
A lull in the racket and brattle, And a lark soars into the light And its song seems the voice of the light Quelling the voices of night And the shattering fury of battle. But again the fury of battle Breaks out, and he drops from the height Dead as a stone from the height Drops dead, and the voice of the light Is drowned in the shattering brattle.
Text Authorship:
- by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson (1878 - 1962), "The lark", appears in Battle, first published 1916 [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 Philip Napier Miles (1865 - 1935), "The lark" [voice and piano], from Battle Songs [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-30
Line count: 10
Word count: 69