Fish in river (Crossley-Holland, set by A. Bliss) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


My abode's not silent, but I am not loud-mouthed.
The Lord Almighty laid down laws
For both of us together. I am swifter than him who harbours me
And sometimes stronger too, he must strive more potently.
At times I just relax, while he must needs run onward.
But I live in him all the days of my life:
If we're ever divided, my destiny is death.
And the answer: Fish in River.

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Authorship

Kevin John William Crossley-Holland (1941-)

The Exeter Book

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

Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss, Sir (1891-1975)

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