by George Mackay Brown (1921 - 1996)
Country Girl
Language: English
I make seven circles, my love For your good breaking. I make the gray circle of bread And the circle of ale And I drive the butter round in a golden ring And I dance when you fiddle And I turn my face with the turning sun till your feet come in from the field. My lamp throws a circle of light, Then you lie for an hour in the hot unbroken circle of my arms.
Text Authorship:
- by George Mackay Brown (1921 - 1996), "Country Girl" [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 Claire Liddell (b. 1937), "Country Girl", 1975 [ soprano and piano ], from Five Orkney Scenes [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2026-05-03
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