by William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939)
Earth in beauty dressed
Language: English
Earth in beauty dressed Awaits returning spring. All true love must die, Alter at the best Into some lesser thing. Prove that I lie. Such body lovers have, Such exacting breath, That they touch or sigh. Every touch they give, Love is nearer death. Prove that I lie.
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Text Authorship:
- by William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939), "Her anxiety", appears in The Winding Stair, first published 1929 [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 Jack Hamilton Beeson (b. 1921), "Her anxiety" [ low female voice and piano ], from Three love songs [sung text not yet checked]
- by Stanley Grill (b. 1953), "X. Her Anxiety", 2020, copyright © 2020 [ soprano and piano ], from Selections from 'Words for Music Perhaps', no. 3, confirmed with an online score [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Keith Humble (1927 - 1995), "Her anxiety", 1985 [ voice and piano ], from Five Cabaret Songs, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-19
Line count: 12
Word count: 50