by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)
Two doves upon the selfsame branch Matches base text
Language: English
Two doves upon the selfsame branch, Two lilies on a single stem, Two butterflies upon one flower :-- O happy we who look on them. Who look upon them hand in hand Flushed in the rosy summer light ; Who look upon them hand in hand And never give a thought to night.
Composition:
- Set to music by David Arditti (b. 1964), "Two doves upon the selfsame branch", op. 10 no. 1, from Three Songs of Christina Rossetti, no. 1
Text Authorship:
- by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894), "Song", appears in Goblin Market and other Poems, first published 1862
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Line count: 8
Word count: 51