by Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
I was born upon thy bank, river
Language: English
I was born upon thy bank, river, My blood flows in thy stream, And thou meanderest forever, At the bottom of my dream.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Donald Crockett (b. 1951), "I was born upon thy bank, river", 1981 [ high voice and piano ], from The Pensive Traveller, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Donald Crockett (b. 1951), "I was born upon thy bank, river", 1981 [ high voice and piano ], from The Pensive Traveller, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-01-22
Line count: 4
Word count: 23