Far in the wood (Anonymous, set by C. Ives) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


Far in the wood where pine trees grow,
The noonday sun is beating,
When lo, a little wind doth blow
With soft caresses on my brow
Like thy kiss so cool and fleeting.
In the heart of the wood where pine trees gow,
I dream of thee, I dream of thee.
Far in the wood the pine trees grow,
When lo, a little breeze doth blow,
I croon my lay to the wand'ring breeze
That steals the scent from balsam trees
To waft thee with my greeting.

Authorship

Anonymous/Unidentified Artist

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

Charles Edward Ives (1874-1954)

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