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The Hurdy-gurdy Man (1827) D911

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The Hurdy-gurdy Man

Jeremy Sams

By the open road a hurdy-gurdy man

With his frozen fingers plays as best he can

Dogs are barking round him

People come and go

Still he plays his music

Shivering in the snow

Still he plays his music

Shivering in the snow

Though he’s old and broken

Though his feet are bare

No one seems to notice

No one seems to care

Everyone ignores

The saucer at his feet

Just another madman

Standing in the street

Just another madman

Standing in the street

I must journey onwards

Will you come along?

Play your broken music

To my broken song.

Composer

Franz Peter Schubert was an late Classical and early Romantic composer. He produced a vast oeuvre during his short life, composing more the 600 vocal works (largely Lieder), and well as several symphonies, operas, and a large body of piano music. He was uncommonly gifted from a young age, but appreciation of his music was limited during his lifetime. His work became more popular in the decades after his death, and was praised by 19th century composers, including Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, and Liszt.

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