I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud

by Paul Lodge

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A setting of the poem I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William Wordsworth - AKA 'Daffodils'.

Single release from the forthcoming album Preludes to Wordsworth

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LYRICS

I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced; but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company:
I gazed—and gazed—but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:
What wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.

Words: William Wordsworth
Music: Paul Lodge

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released August 21, 2022
CREDITS

Vocals: Paul Lodge
Guitar: James Davies
Drums and bass: Joe Harris
Keyboards: Nate Patterson

Produced by Ryan Michaels

Mixed by Nick Moorbath at Evolution Studios
www.evolutionstudios.co.uk

Mastered by Tim Turan of Turan Audio
www.turanaudio.co.uk

Artwork by Keiko Ikeuchi
keikoikeuchi.com

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Paul Lodge Oxford, UK

Paul Lodge is a singer-song writer and professor of philosophy at Oxford University.

His music comes from the same place of mystery as Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Bonnie Prince Billy, and Natalie Merchant.

paullodge.com

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