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Desire in Spring
English source:
Francis Ledwidge
I love the cradle-songs the mothers sing
In lonely places when the twilight drops,
The slow, endearing melodies that bring
Sleep to the weeping lids; and, when she stops,
I love the roadside birds upon the tops
Of dusty hedges in a world of Spring.
And when the sunny rain drips from the edge
Of mid-day wind, and meadows lean one way,
And a long whisper passes thro’ the sedge,
Beside the broken water let me stay,
While these old airs upon my memory play,
And silent changes colour up the hedge.
In lonely places when the twilight drops,
The slow, endearing melodies that bring
Sleep to the weeping lids; and, when she stops,
I love the roadside birds upon the tops
Of dusty hedges in a world of Spring.
And when the sunny rain drips from the edge
Of mid-day wind, and meadows lean one way,
And a long whisper passes thro’ the sedge,
Beside the broken water let me stay,
While these old airs upon my memory play,
And silent changes colour up the hedge.
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Performances
Previously performed at:
- 74. VENUE AND ARTIST CHANGE On the River 19 Oct 2021
- 03. Gurney's Gloucestershire 08 Oct 2021