by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
Language: English
Strephon kissed me in the spring, Robin in the fall, But Colin only looked at me And never kissed at all. Strephon's kiss was lost in jest, Robin's lost in play, But the kiss in Colin's eyes Haunts me night and day.
Composition:
- Set to music by Stanley Grill (b. 1953), "The Look", copyright © 2008 [ soprano, strings ], from Love's Little Pleasures, no. 5, confirmed with an online score
Text Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "The look", appears in Rivers to the Sea, first published 1915
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2004-12-28
Line count: 8
Word count: 42