by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod
In the silences of the woods
Language: English
In the silences of the woods I have heard all day and all night The moving multitudes Of the Wind in flight. He is named Myriad: And I am sad Often, and often I am glad, But oftener I am white With fear of the dim broods That are his multitudes.
Authorship:
- by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod, "In the silences of the woods", appears in From the Hills of Dream, first published 1901 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Arnold Edward Trevor Bax, Sir (1883 - 1953), "In the silences of the woods", 1905 [ voice and piano ], from Six Songs, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "In the silences of the woods", op. 36 (Five songs) no. 5 (1919) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-08-17
Line count: 10
Word count: 51