Agnus Og (The Spirit of Youth) (Varian, set by H. Cowell) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


I am the spirit of youth
I am here!
I am making the grass grow feet
I am making the buds sprout upon the branches of the trees
I am making the fern fronds open,
Here in the shade.

Let my spirit be waking deep in your hearts,
Let my song be singing high in your minds
I am the spirit of growth
With my mantle of green
Listen to my song singing upon the hill and the plain.

Authorship

John Osborne Varian

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

Henry Dixon Cowell (1897-1965)

Date added to the website: 2009-10-31.

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