Who has seen the wind

Who has seen the wind? 
Neither I nor you;
But when the leaves hang trembling
The wind is passing through. 

Who has seen the wind? 
Neither you nor I;
But when the trees bow down their heads
The wind is passing by.

Authorship

by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894) , no title, from Sing-song: a nursery rhyme book, published 1872

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Marshall H. Barnes (1921-) , "Who has seen the wind?", published 1970, from Three songs to children, no. ?
by Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (1867-1944) , "Who has seen the wind?", published 1930 [chorus a cappella], a study song for school choir
by Alys Eliza Bentley , "Who has seen the wind?", published 1907.
by Allan Blank (1925-) , "The Wind", published 1969.
by John Frederick Bridge (1844-1924) , "Who has seen the wind?", published 1916, from the collection Kookoorookoo and other songs, no. ?
by Newel Kay Brown (1932-) , "Who has seen the wind?", 1969, from A Set of Three, no. ?
by Helen Call , "Who has seen the wind?", published 1923, from Songs of Childhood, no. ?
by Grace Wilbur Conant , "The Wind", published 1905, in the collection Songs for Little People
by Grace Reese Everson , "The Wind", published 1922, in the collection Come Sing with Me
by Carlisle Floyd (1926-) , "Who has seen the wind?", published 1967.
by Lita Grier , "Who has seen the wind?"
by Leslie H. Heward (1897-1943) , "Wind in the Trees", published 1928.
by Sidney Homer (1864-1953) , "Who has seen the wind?", op. 19 (Seventeen Lyrics from "Sing-song"), Heft 2 no. 1, published 1908.
by Udo Kasemets (1919-) , "Who has seen the wind?", published 1964, from Five songs for children, no. ?
by Gerald Kechley (1919-) , "Who has seen the wind?", 1972, from Three Rossetti Songs, no. ?
by Alfred Kunz (1929-) , "Who has seen the wind?", published 1975.
by Robin Humphrey Milford (1903-1959) , "Who has seen the wind?", published 1930, from Rain, Wind, and Sunshine, no. ?
by John Russell , "Who has seen the wind?", published 1968. [sab chorus a cappella]
by Geoffrey Turton Shaw (1879-1943) , "Fairlight", published 1929, from Songs of Praise, no. ?
by Vally Weigl, née Pick (1894?89?-1982) , "Who has seen the wind?", from Songs for a child, no. ?

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