by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by Edmund William Gosse (1849 - 1928)
"After many a dusty mile"
Language: English after the Greek (Ελληνικά)
After many a dusty mile, Wanderer, linger here awhile; Stretch your limbs in this long grass; Through these pines a wind shall pass That shall cool you with its wing. Grasshoppers shall shout and sing, While the shepherd on the hill, Near a fountain warbling still, Modulates, when noon is mute, Summer songs along his flute; Underneath a spreading tree, None so easy-limbed as he, Sheltered from the dog-star's heat. Rest; and then, on freshened feet, You shall pass the forest through. It is Pan that counsels you.
Text Authorship:
Based on:
- a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Edward Elgar, Sir (1857 - 1934), ""After many a dusty mile"", op. 45 no. 3, published 1903 [TTBB chorus a cappella], from Five Part-songs from the Greek Anthology, no. 3. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 88