by Louis Esson (1879 - 1943)
Magpies
Language: English
I hear the cry of the magpies joyously gushing Over the morning, The carolling slogan of magpies, like a rill rushing, And sorrow scorning. Magpies, fill up my heart with the joy of exultant things Fresh notes adorning ! Breath of the morning primeval your melody brings To thrill my morning.
Text Authorship:
- by Louis Esson (1879 - 1943), "Magpies" [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 Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "Magpies", op. 12 (Six songs) no. 2 (1912) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-30
Line count: 8
Word count: 51