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by Siegfried Lorraine Sassoon (1886 - 1967)

What you are I cannot say
Language: English 
What you are I cannot say
 . . . . . . . . . .

— The rest of this text is not
currently in the database but will be
added as soon as we obtain it. —

About the headline (FAQ)

First published in London Mercury, March 1924, revised 1927, revised 1928

Text Authorship:

  • by Siegfried Lorraine Sassoon (1886 - 1967), "Song"

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Irwin Fischer (b. 1903), "What you are I cannot say" [ voice and piano ]
  • by Alec Rowley (1892 - 1958), "What you are I cannot say", published 1934 [ high voice and piano ], from The Heart's Journey, no. 3

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