by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Dried Up River
Language: English
A nearly dried up river, Cracked and barren, Once overflowing waters, Reduced to a feeble trickle Under the relentless sun. Murmuring… Murmur, Murmur, Murmuring… No fish to the sea… Na, na, na, ni-ah, ni-ah. Dried up river, A desolate bed of forsaken hopes.
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "Dried Up River"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gerda Blok-Wilson (b. 1955), "Dried Up River", copyright © 2024 [ mixed chorus ], Cypress Chorale Music
Publisher: Cypress Chorale Music [external link] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-02-16
Line count: 13
Word count: 43