Bright is the ring of words - Vaughan Williams, Ralph

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""Bright is the Ring of Words" is Number 8 in the set of nine songs called "Songs of Travel"."

⌛ Period → 20th Century ◈ Genre → Art songs ♬ Voicing → Solo Baritone ¶ Language → English

Parts 1

Instruments Piano

Pages 5

CPDL # 17126

Posted 2008-06-08

License Public Domain

¶Lyrics / Text

:Bright is the ring of words :When the right man rings them, :Fair the fall of songs :When the singer sings them, :Still they are carolled and said– :On wings they are carried– :After the singer is dead :And the maker buried. :Low as the singer lies :In the field of heather, :Songs of his fashion bring :The swains together. :And when the west is red :With the sunset embers, :The lover lingers and sings :And the maid remembers.