by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson (1878 - 1962)
The quarry
Language: English
As the windhover Drops on the shrew, Love, O young lover, Swoops down on you, Bears your heart heavenward, Tears it in two; Swift with his capture Soars through the light -- Yours the fierce rapture Of agonised flight, Talon-torn, terror-winged, Into blind night.
Authorship:
- by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson (1878 - 1962) [author's text not yet checked 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 John Jeffreys (1927 - 2010), "The quarry" [voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Peter Palmer
This text was added to the website: 2010-09-11
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Word count: 43