by Walter De la Mare (1873 - 1956)
Wild are the waves when the wind blows
Language: English
Wild are the waves when the wind blows; But fishes in the deep Live in a world of waters. Still as sleep. Wild are the skies when Winter Roars at the doors of Spring; But when his lamentation’s lulled Then sweet birds sing.
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Text Authorship:
- by Walter De la Mare (1873 - 1956), "'ild are the waves" [author's text not yet checked 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 Esther Rofe (1904 - 2000), "Wild are the waves", 1940 [ voice and piano ], from Five songs of Walter de la Mare, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2025-08-17
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