The Curlew

John Tavener, William Butler Yeats

O, curlew, cry no more in the air
Or only to the waters in the West;
Because your crying brings to my mind
Passion-dimmed eyes and long heavy hair
That was shaken out over my breast:
There is enough evil in the crying of wind

Trivia about the song The Curlew by John Tavener

When was the song “The Curlew” released by John Tavener?
The song The Curlew was released in 1984, on the album “Mini-Song Cycle for Gina”.
Who composed the song “The Curlew” by John Tavener?
The song “The Curlew” by John Tavener was composed by John Tavener, William Butler Yeats.

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