by Edward Thomas (1878 - 1917)
The dark forest
Language: English
Dark is the forest and deep, and overhead Hang stars like seeds of light In vain, though not since they were sown was bred Anything more bright. And evermore mighty multitudes ride About, nor enter in; Of the other multitudes that dwell inside Never yet was one seen. The forest foxglove is purple, the marguerite Outside is gold and white, Nor can those that pluck either blossom greet The others, day or night.
Text Authorship:
- by Edward Thomas (1878 - 1917), "The dark forest" [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 Elaine Hugh-Jones (b. 1927), "The dark forest", 2009 [voice and piano], from Strange Journey: Songs of Edward Thomas, no. 1. [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2012-09-09
Line count: 12
Word count: 73