Splashing water, Luscious grass, Somebody's child is herding an ox, Riding his ox by the riverside, Browsing ox; Happy youth! Away at dawn my ox I ride And back again at eventide: My rush hat shelters me from rain In silks and sables what's to gain? When the sun on his golden horse rides high Down to the river go ox and I When the sinking sun makes shadows creep He carries me home on his back asleep.
Please note: this text, provided here for educational and research use, is in the public domain in Canada, but it may still be copyright in other legal jurisdictions. The LiederNet Archive makes no guarantee that the above text is public domain in your country. Please consult your country's copyright statutes or a qualified IP attorney to verify whether a certain text is in the public domain in your country or if downloading or distributing a copy constitutes fair use. The LiederNet Archive assumes no legal responsibility or liability for the copyright compliance of third parties.
Authorship:
- by E. D. (Evangeline Dora) Edwards (1888 - 1957) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Arthur Oldham (1926 - 2003), "The Herd Boy's Song", from Chinese Lyrics [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 78