by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
Let it be you See base text
Language: English
Let it be you who lean above me
On my last day,
Let it be you who shut my eyelids
Forever and aye.
Say a "Goodnight" as you have said it
All of these years,
With the old look, with the old whisper
And without tears.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Rick Sowash (b. 1950), "Let it be you", 1998, lines 1-8 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Teasdale Songs for mezzo-soprano and piano, no. 7
Text Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), first published <<1925
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Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Garth Baxter , Paul Ezust [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 69