by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
Wild asters
Language: English
In the spring I asked the daisies If his words were true, And the clever, clear-eyed daisies Always knew. Now the fields are brown and barren, Bitter autumn blows, And of all the stupid asters Not one knows.
Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "Wild asters" [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 Nika Leoni , "Wild asters", 2015 [ soprano and piano ], from Six Love Songs by Sara Teasdale, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2018-07-06
Line count: 8
Word count: 38