by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
I went to thank her Matches base text
Language: English
I went to thank her, But she slept; Her bed a funnelled stone, With nosegays at the head and foot, That travellers had thrown, Who went to thank her; But she slept. 'T was short to cross the sea To look upon her like, alive, But turning back 't was slow.
Composition:
- Set to music by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "I went to thank her", 2010 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Of Time and Eternity, no. 3
Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title
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This text was added to the website: 2011-12-28
Line count: 10
Word count: 51