by Ivor (Bertie) Gurney (1890 - 1937)
From Omiecourt
Language: English
O small dear things for which we fight -- Red roofs, ricks crowned with early gold, Orchards that hedges thick enfold -- O visit us in dreams tonight! Who watch the stars through broken walls And ragged roofs, that you may be Still kept our own and proudly free While Severn from the Welsh height falls.
Text Authorship:
- by Ivor (Bertie) Gurney (1890 - 1937), "From Omiecourt" [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 John Jeffreys (1927 - 2010), "From Omiecourt" [voice and piano] [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2010-09-07
Line count: 8
Word count: 54