by Shaemas O'Sheel (1886 - 1954)
When she came not
Language: English
I thought I heard her when the wind would pass Down through the pine trees and the tangled grass, I thought I heard her tremulously near When no sound was. I thought I heard her little feet Over the wave-washed pebbles beat And that I need but lift mine eyes And see her there without surprise. I thought, alas! That she was tremulously near When no sound was, And raised my head and threw my arms apart. But she Was nowhere ‘twixt the forest and the sea.
Text Authorship:
- by Shaemas O'Sheel (1886 - 1954), appears in Jealous of Dead Leaves [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 Timothy Hoekman , "When she came not", 2013, published 2016 [ baritone and piano ], from She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2020-08-29
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Word count: 87