by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892 - 1950)
Wild swans See original
Language: English
I looked in my heart when the wild swans went over. And what did I see I had not seen before? Only a question less or a question more: Nothing to match the flight of wild birds flying. Tiresome heart, forever living and dying, House without air, I leave you and lock your door. Wild swans, come over the town, come over The town again, trailing your legs and crying!
Composition:
- Set to music by Lynn Steele (1951 - 2002), "Wild swans" [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Seven Songs of Edna St. Vincent Millay, no. 7
Text Authorship:
- by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892 - 1950), appears in Second April, first published 1921
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Researcher for this page: Victoria Brago
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 71