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by Robert T. Kerlin (1866 - 1950)

My Fairyland
Language: English 
Tomorrow! Oh sweet tomorrow!
Tomorrow is my fairyland
Sadly I think of Yesterday,
A barren wreck-strewn stretch of sand,
Beneath low skies of grey.

Tomorrow! Oh divine tomorrow!
I shall be brave and true tomorrow!
Weakness and failure marred Today!
My strength was sapped by pain and sorrow
I stumbled in the way.

Tomorrow, God! Oh sweet tomorrow!
Untouched and pure that new world lies!
Thy world, and mine, a golden strand
A golden dawn in cloudless skies!
Tomorrow is my fairyland!

Text Authorship:

  • by Robert T. Kerlin (1866 - 1950) [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 Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981), "My Fairyland", 1924, first performed 1926. [high voice and piano] [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this page: Mike Pearson

This text was added to the website: 2015-07-28
Line count: 15
Word count: 82

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