by Margaret Sackville (1881 - 1963)
The message
Language: English
"Oh, have you not a message, you who come over the sea? Have you not a message or word at all for me?" "I have sailed, sailed, sailed where the seas are green and blue, I've silver, gold and merchandise -- but never a word for you." "But did you see my love by any way you came? For if you saw my love, he must have spoke my name." "Oh, yes, I saw your love -- oh, yes, and he was gay Riding in his coach-and-six all on his birthday." "But when you spoke of me, of me -- oh! what was it he said?" "Oh, he never said a word at all, but turned away his head."
Authorship:
- by Margaret Sackville (1881 - 1963), "The message", appears in The Answering Voice: One Hundred Love Lyrics by Women, compiled by Sara Teasdale, first published 1917 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Ernest Charles (1895 - 1984), "The message" [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-02-13
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Word count: 116