by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928)
The faithful swallow
Language: English
When summer shone Its sweetest on An August day, "Here evermore," I said, "I'll stay; Not go away To another shore As fickle they!" December came: 'Twas not the same! I did not know Fidelity Would serve me so. Frost, hunger, snow; And now, ah me, Too late to go!
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928), "The faithful swallow", appears in Human Shows, Far Phantasies, Songs, and Trifles, first published 1925 [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 Gerald Finzi (1901 - 1956), "The faithful swallow", c1940, unfinished [text not verified]
- by Carl J. Kittleson (b. 1920), "The faithful swallow" [SATB chorus a cappella], from Three Poems of Thomas Hardy [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2013-12-01
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Word count: 50