by Mary Mapes Dodge (1831 - 1905)
Shadow Evidence
Language: English
Swift o'er the sunny grass, I saw a shadow pass With subtle charm; So quick, so full of life, With thrilling joy so rife, I started lest, unknown, My step — ere it was flown — Had done it harm.
Text Authorship:
- by Mary Mapes Dodge (1831 - 1905), appears in Shadow-Evidence, no. 1 [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 Maria A. Niederberger (b. 1949), "Shadow Evidence", 2007-2009 [ soprano and piano ], from Only One Today, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2026-11-08
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Word count: 40