by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
Florence
Language: English
The bells ring over the Anno, Midnight, the long, long chime; Here in the quivering darkness I am afraid of time. Oh, gray bells cease your tolling, Time takes too much from me, And yet to rock and river He gives eternity.
Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "Florence", appears in Rivers to the Sea, first published 1915 [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 Wintter Haynes Watts (1884 - 1962), "Florence", published 1919 [ high voice, piano ], from Vignettes Overseas, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2004-12-29
Line count: 8
Word count: 42