Swallows (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)


 This wind wafts little creatures
 High over the hill slopes. They are very
 Swarthy, clad in coats of black.
 They travel here and there in hordes together,
 And sing out loudly, liberal with their songs.
 Their haunts are wooded cliffs, yet they sometimes
 Come to the houses of men. Name them yourselves.
 [The Answer:] Swallows.

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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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