The Shepherd’s Song
Music: Edward Elgar (1857–1934) · Words: Barry Eric Odell Pain (1864–1928)
Down the dusty road together Homeward pass
the hurrying sheep, Stupid with the summer
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The words
Down the dusty road together Homeward pass
the hurrying sheep, Stupid with the summer
weather, Too much grass and too much sleep,
I, their shepherd, sing to thee That summer is
a joy to me.
Down the shore rolled waves all creamy With the
flecked surf yesternight; I swam far out in
starlight dreamy, In moving waters cool and
bright, I, the shepherd, sing to thee:
I love the strong life of the sea.
And upon the hillside growing Where the fat
sheep dozed in shade, Bright red poppies I
found blowing, Drowsy, tall and loosely made,
I, the shepherd, sing to thee How fair the
bright red poppies be.
To the redtiled homestead bending Winds the
road, so white and long Day and work are near
their ending Sleep and dreams will end my song,
I, the shepherd, sing to thee; In the dreamtime
answer, answer me, In the dreamtime answer,
answer me.
About this song
- Music
- Edward Elgar (1857–1934) (dates as OpenScore states them)
- Words
- Barry Eric Odell Pain (1864–1928) (dates as LiederNet Archive states them)
- Language
- English, as its source states it
- First published
- in or before 1907, as IMSLP states it
- Length
- 1:41
- Its source files it as
- 7 Lieder
- The score
- OpenScore Lieder Corpus; CC0 1.0, as its source states it. OpenScore Lieder Corpus (CC0)
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