A woman is a branchy tree

A woman is a branchy tree 
And man a singing wind, 
And from her branches carelessly 
He takes what he can find : 
Then wind and man go far away 
While winter comes with loneliness, 
With cold and rain and slow decay 
On woman and on tree till they 
Droop to the ground again and be 
A withered woman, a withered tree ; 
While wind and man woo undismayed 
Another tree, another maid.

by James Stephens (1882-1950) , "Wind and tree", from The Hill of Vision, published 1912, rev. 1926

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

by Leslie Mann (1924-) , "A woman is a branchy tree", 1955 [tenor and piano], from Three songs, no. ?
by Walter Mourant (1910-) , "A woman is a branchy tree" [medium voice and piano]

Date added to the website: 2009-01-26.

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