The Trumpet (Thomas, set by I. Gurney, B. Holmes) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


Rise up, rise, up,
and as the trumpet blowing
chases the dreams of men,
As the dawn glowing
the stars that left unlit
the land and water,
Rise up and scatter
the prints of last night's lovers.
Scatter it, scatter it.
While you are listening to the clear horn,
Forget, men, ev'rything on this earth new born
Save that it is lovelier
Than any mysteries
Open your eyes to the air
that has wash'd the eyes of the stars
all the dewy night
Up with the light,
Up with the light,
To the old wars, 
to the old wars arise. 
Arise.

Input by David Kenneth Smith

Authorship

Edward Thomas (1878-1917)

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

Ivor Gurney (1890-1937)

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Brian Holmes (1946-)

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