by William Henry Davies (1871 - 1940)
The white cascade
Language: English
What happy mortal sees that mountain now, The white cascade that's shining on its brow; The white cascade that's both a bird and star, That has a ten-mile voice and shines as far? Though I may never leave this land again, Yet every spring my mind must cross the main To hear and see that water-bird and star That on the mountain sings, and shines so far.
Text Authorship:
- by William Henry Davies (1871 - 1940), "The white cascade", appears in Child Lovers and other Poems, first published 1916 [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 Ivor (Bertie) Gurney (1890 - 1937), "The white cascade", 1918 [ voice and piano ], from Five Songs, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wynn Hunt (b. 1910), "The white cascade" [ bass-baritone and piano ], from W. H. Davies Song Cycle [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-15
Line count: 8
Word count: 67