by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Westron Wind
Language: English
Westron wind, when wilt thou blow [That]1 small rain down can rain. Christ, [that]2 my love were in my arms, And I in my bed again.
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1 Stravinsky: "The"
2 Stravinsky: "if"
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1 Stravinsky: "The"
2 Stravinsky: "if"
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author ( 16th century ) , "Westron Wind" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971), "Westron Wind", 1951-2, first performed 1952 [ soprano, tenor, women's chorus, and instrumental ensemble ], from cantata Cantata, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by John Kenneth Tavener (1944 - 2013), "Westron Wind" [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Walter A. Aue) , "Westwind", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , "A Ghaoth Aniar", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-03-23
Line count: 4
Word count: 26