by Ivor (Bertie) Gurney (1890 - 1937)
Song of Silence
Language: English
O my darling how shall I give you thanks enough for any song Beauty God has showed me Time the strong shall not destroy All annoy All evil things may grieve you pass away to comfort leave you. Were the throats of all the singing birds of April mine to say All the thoughts of wonder crowding my adoring heart today even they Flying to you and bringing Love of mine would rest silently clinging.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ivor (Bertie) Gurney (1890 - 1937), "Song of Silence", 1918 [ voice and piano ], from Five Songs, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 75