by Francis Ledwidge (1891 - 1917)
As I was climbing Ardan Mór
Language: English
As I was climbing Ardan Mór From the shore of Sheelin lake, I met the herons coming down Before the water's wake. And they were talking in their flight Of dreamy ways the herons go When all the hills are withered up Nor any waters flow.
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Sometimes titled "The herons".Text Authorship:
- by Francis Ledwidge (1891 - 1917), "Ardan Mór" [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 Benjamin Burrows (1891 - 1966), "The herons", 1928 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Jeffreys (1927 - 2010), "The herons" [ tenor and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-09-08
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Word count: 46