by Emily Pauline Johnson (1861 - 1913)
The Firs
Language: English
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There is a lonely minor chord that sings Faintly and far along the forest ways, When the firs finger faintly on the strings Of that rare violin the night wind plays, Just as it whispered once to you and me Beneath the English pines beyond the sea
Text Authorship:
- by Emily Pauline Johnson (1861 - 1913), "The Firs" [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 Ingrid Stölzel (b. 1971), "The Firs", 2018, copyright © 2018 [ soprano, violin and piano ], from Soul Journey, no. 3, Composers Edition
Publisher: Composers Edition [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-08-26
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