Noah (Sassoon, set by H. Morgan) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


When old Noah stared across the floods,
Sky and water melted into one
Looking-glass of shifting tides and sun.

Mountain-tops were few: the ship was foul:
All the morn old Noah marvelled greatly
At this weltering world that shone so stately,
Drowning deep the rivers and the plains.
Through the stillness came a rippling breeze;
Noah sighed, remembering the green trees.

Clear along the morning stooped a bird, -- 
Lit beside him with a blossomed sprig.
Earth was saved; and Noah danced a jig.

Authorship

Siegfried Lorraine Sassoon (1886-1967)

Discoveries

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

Howard Morgan (1945-)

Five Lyric Poems

Date added to the website: 2008-10-19.

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