by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
The return
Language: English
He has come, he is here, My love has come home, The minutes are lighter Than flying foam, The hours are like dancers On gold-slippered feet, The days are young runners Naked and fleet -- For my love has returned, He is home, he is here, In the whole world no other Is dear as my dear!
Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "The return", appears in Flame and Shadow, first published 1920 [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 Ethel Glenn Hier (1889 - 1971), "The return", published 1949 [ voice and piano ], from The Hour and the Return [sung text not yet checked]
- by Louis Victor Franz Saar (1868 - 1937), "The return", op. 101 (Three songs) no. 1, published 1924 [ high voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-06-04
Line count: 12
Word count: 56