I am tired of the wind (Bottomley, set by F. Hart, A. Garlick) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


I am tired of the wind 
Oh, wind, wind, be quiet . . . 
I am burdened by the days 
Of wailing and long riot. 
The heavy trees are thinned ; 
The clouds lose their ways . . . 
There's no rest in my mind. 
When the wind falls the rain falls ; 
The air has no more breath. 
The ceaseless " Hush " of rain 
Is what eternity saith. 
The hills grown near and tall 
Let down a misty mane . . . 
Endlessness weighs on all.

Authorship

Gordon Bottomley (1874-1948)

Chambers of Imagery

Night and Morning Songs

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

Antony Garlick (1927-)

Twelve Madrigals

Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874-1949)

Five songs

Date added to the website: 2009-01-18.

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