© by Anna Thilda May "May" Swenson (1913 - 1989)
I saw two trees embracing
Language: English
I saw two trees embracing [ ... ]
E. Vercoe sets stanzas 1-2 in (at least) one setting - see below for more information
E. Vercoe sets stanzas 3-5 in (at least) one setting - see below for more information
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- by Anna Thilda May "May" Swenson (1913 - 1989), "All That Time", copyright © [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Elizabeth Walton Vercoe (b. 1941), "I saw two trees embracing", 1997, stanzas 1-2 [mezzo-soprano or soprano and mandolin or marimba], from Herstory IV, no. 2, confirmed with composer's website [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Elizabeth Walton Vercoe (b. 1941), "And where their tops tangled", 1997, stanzas 3-5 [mezzo-soprano or soprano and mandolin or marimba], from Herstory IV, no. 4, confirmed with composer's website [ sung text checked 1 time]
This text was added to the website: 2019-02-12
Line count: 35
Word count: 176