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by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)

Let it be you
 (Sung text for setting by S. Sargon)
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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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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

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