by Amy Lowell (1874 - 1925)
Vicarious
Language: English
When I stand under the willow tree Above the river, In my straw-coloured silken garment Embroidered with purple chrysanthemums, It is not at the bright water That I am gazing But at your face Which I have caused to be painted On my fan.
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Text Authorship:
- by Amy Lowell (1874 - 1925), "Vicarious", appears in Pictures of the Floating World, first published 1919 [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 Flicka Rahn (b. 1944), "Vicarious" [text verified 1 time]
- by Alexander Lang Steinert (1900 - 1982), "Vicarious", published 1932 [medium voice, piano], from Four Lacquer Prints, no. 1. [text not verified]
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Line count: 9
Word count: 44