by William Henry Davies (1871 - 1940)
Sweet music
Language: German (Deutsch)
Ah, Music ! it doth sound more sweet Than rain on crisped leaves ; or when Beauty doth stroke a kitten rose, And screams, to feel her fingers then Scratched by its little claws. Drowned, Music, in thy waves, I saw My whole long Past before me go ; Now, rouse me with a merry shout -- Such as charm children, when Winds blow The light they love clean out.
Authorship:
- by William Henry Davies (1871 - 1940), "Sweet music", appears in Nature Poems and Others, first published 1908 [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 Otto Freudenthal (b. 1934), "Sweet music", 2000 [voice and piano], from 10 poems by William H. Davies for voice and piano, no. 3. [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-09-26
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Word count: 69