by John Clare (1793 - 1864)
Meet me in the green glen
Language: English
Love, meet me in the green glen, Beside the tall elm-tree, Where the sweetbriar smells so sweet agen; There come wi' me. Meet me in the green glen. Meet me at the sunset Down in the green glen, Where we’ve often met By hawthorn-tree and foxes’ den, Meet me in the green glen. Meet me by the sheep pen Where briars smell at een Meet me i' the green glen Where white thorn shades are green Meet me in the green glen. Meet me by the sweetbriar, By the mole-hill swelling there; When the west glows like a fire God’s crimson bed is there. Meet me in the green glen.
Authorship:
- by John Clare (1793 - 1864) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Brian Elias (b. 1948), "Meet me in the green glen" [solo voice], confirmed with a concert programme booklet [ sung text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2018-01-25
Line count: 20
Word count: 110