by Amy Lowell (1874 - 1925)
A decade
Language: English
Our translations: ITA
When you came, you were like red wine and honey, And the taste of you burnt my mouth with its sweetness. Now you are like morning bread, Smooth and pleasant. I hardly taste you at all for I know your savour, But I am completely nourished.
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Text Authorship:
- by Amy Lowell (1874 - 1925), "A decade", 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 Carl Engel (1883 - 1944), "A decade", published 1922 [medium voice and piano], from Three Poems by Amy Lowell [text not verified]
- by Andrew Hudson , "A decade" [voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , title 1: "Nel decimo anniversario", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-04
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