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