by (Joseph) Hilaire Belloc (1870 - 1953)
In woods so long time bare
Language: English
In woods so long time bare, Cuckoo ! Up and in the wood, I know not where Two notes fall. Yet I do not envy him at all His phantasy. Cuckoo! I too, Somewhere, I have sung as merrily as he Who can dare, Small and careless lover, so to laugh at care, And who Can call Cuckoo ! In woods of winter weary, In scented woods, of winter weary, call Cuckoo ! In woods so long time bare.
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Text Authorship:
- by (Joseph) Hilaire Belloc (1870 - 1953), "Cukoo!", appears in Verses and Sonnets, first published 1896 [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 Phyllis M. James , "Cuckoo!", published 1947 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Theodore Livingston Raynor (1909 - 1970), "Cuckoo!", op. 62 (1945) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-16
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Word count: 77