© by Maurice Lindsay (1918 - 2009)
Daffins
Language: English
The wind that blew yestreen [ ... ]
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Modern English translation (Daffodils), also by the author:
Modern English translation (Daffodils), also by the author:
The wind that blew last night, Made trees rear up their heads, And wrestle as it tried To steal the clothes from off their beds. It must have shaken the sun Whirling around the world For off his flaming fiery ball A few bright sparks it hurled And dropped them round the roots Of every breathless tree. Cool laughing pools of yellow light Daffodils, most fair to see.
Text Authorship:
- by Maurice Lindsay (1918 - 2009), "Daffins", appears in At the Wood's Edge, first published 1950, copyright © [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 Thea Musgrave (b. 1928), "Daffins", 1953 [ voice and piano ], from A Suite o' Bairnsangs, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
This text was added to the website: 2010-01-22
Line count: 12
Word count: 67