I heard a cry in the night, A thousand miles it came, Sharp as a flash of light, My name, my name! It was your voice I heard, You waked and loved me so, I send you back this word, I know, I know!
Poems by Sara Teasdale , opus 18
by William Arms Fisher (1861 - 1948)
1. I heard a cry [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "To one away", appears in Rivers to the Sea, first published 1915
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Later published as "Message" in Love Songs, 19172. The singer's wish [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
I should be glad of loneliness
And hours that go on broken wings,
A thirsty body, a tired heart
And the unchanging ache of things,
If I could make a single song
As lovely and as full of light,
As hushed and brief as a falling star
On a winter night.
Text Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "Compensation", appears in Flame and Shadow, first published 1920
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