by Ivor (Bertie) Gurney (1890 - 1937)
The high hills have a bitterness
Language: English
The high hills have a bitterness Now they are not known And memory is poor enough consolation For the soul helpless gone. Up in the air there beech tangles wildly in the wind That I can imagine But the speed, the swiftness, walking into clarity, Like last years bryony are gone.
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- by Ivor (Bertie) Gurney (1890 - 1937), "The high hills have a bitterness" [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), "The high hills" [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: 52