by Celia Laighton Thaxter (1835 - 1894)
The answer
Language: English
The blossoms blush on the bough, And the air is full of song, Oh give me my answer now, Dear Love, I have waited long! The blossoms mantle and flush, -- I see but the rose in your cheek, -- And the birds their music hush, For the fate your lips may speak. I listen for life or death, With hope's deep rapture stirred, And faint as the blossoms' breath Comes your low, delicious word. And the earth reels under my feet,-- O blossoms that burn on the bough! With the strength of a joy so sweet, For I have my answer now!
Authorship:
- by Celia Laighton Thaxter (1835 - 1894), "The answer" [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 Clara Kathleen Rogers (1844 - 1931), "The answer", op. 26 (Six Songs) no. 4, published 1888 [ voice and piano ], Boston : Arthur P. Schmidt and Co. [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-07-14
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Word count: 101