by Vachel Lindsay (1879 - 1931)
What the Forester said
Language: English
The moon is but a candle-glow That flickers thro' the gloom: The starry space, a castle hall: And Earth, the children's room, Where all night long the old trees stand To watch the streams asleep: Grandmothers guarding trundle-beds: Good shepherds guarding sheep.
Text Authorship:
- by Vachel Lindsay (1879 - 1931), "What the Forester said", appears in General William Booth Enters into Heaven and Other Poems, first published 1913 [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 Jake Heggie (b. 1961), "What the Forester said", 2001, first performed 2002 [baritone and piano], from The Moon is a Mirror, no. 4. [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-09-21
Line count: 8
Word count: 42