by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
Let it be you Matches 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. You will know then all that in silence You always knew, Though I have loved, I loved no other As I loved you.
Composition:
- Set to music by Simon Sargon (b. 1938), "Let it be you", 1988 [ voice and piano ], from Let it be you, no. 1
Text Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), first published <<1925
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 69