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by Ivor (Bertie) Gurney (1890 - 1937)

Only the wanderer
Language: English 
Only the wanderer
  Knows England's graces,
Or can anew see clear
  Familiar faces.

And who loves joy as he
  That dwells in shadows?
Do not forget me quite,
  O Severn meadows.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Ivor (Bertie) Gurney (1890 - 1937), "Severn Meadows" [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 Gerald Finzi (1901 - 1956), "Only the wanderer", op. 13b no. 4 (1925) [ voice and piano ], from Oh fair to see, no. 4, from Two Songs, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Ivor (Bertie) Gurney (1890 - 1937), "Severn Meadows", alternate title: "Song", 1917, published 1927, first performed 1918 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by John Jeffreys (1927 - 2010), "Severn Meadows" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Ted Perry

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 31

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