by John Vance Cheney (1848 - 1922)

Language: English 
Fluttered near a lovely thought;
It set my heart a-swinging;
Out I reached, 'twould not be caught,
Yet still I heard it singing.

What it says I cannot tell;
Than thought there's nothing fleeter.
Off it flew, but I know well
That only love is sweeter.

Composition:

    Set to music by Margaret Ruthven Lang (1867 - 1972), "A thought", op. 37 (Six songs) no. 1, published 1901 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, A. P. Schmidt

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This text was added to the website: 2012-05-20
Line count: 8
Word count: 46