by Seumas O'Sullivan (1879 - 1958)
The poplars
Language: English
As I went dreaming By the grey poplar trees, They bent down and whispered Words like these: "In a far country There is a lonely glen, Hushed with the footfall Of shadowy men. Shadowy, and silent, And grey amongst the trees That have long forgotten The sound of the breeze. And one tall poplar Grows in that land; The chain of God's silence, Held in his hand." This I heard As I went dreaming By the grey poplars In the purple evening.
Text Authorship:
- by Seumas O'Sullivan (1879 - 1958), "The poplars", appears in The Twilight People, first published 1905 [author's text not yet checked 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 Ernest John Moeran (1894 - 1950), "The poplars", R. 85 no. 2 (1944), published 1946 [high voice or medium voice and piano], from Six Poems by Seumas O'Sullivan, no. 2. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-06-13
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