by Francis Ledwidge (1891 - 1917)
Lovely wings of gold and green
Language: English
Lovely wings of gold and green Flit about the sounds I hear, On my window when I lean To the shadows cool and clear. Roaming, I am listening still, Bending, listening overlong, In my soul a steadier will, In my heart a newer song.
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Text Authorship:
- by Francis Ledwidge (1891 - 1917), "In the Mediterranean -- Going to the War" [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 Jan van Amerongen (b. 1938), "In the Mediterranean", from Thompson-liederen, no. 1. [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2010-04-17
Line count: 8
Word count: 44