by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)

Language: English 
I heard a cry in the night,
A thousand miles it came,
Sharp as a flash of light,
My name, my name!

It was your voice I heard,
You waked and loved me so,
I send you back this word,
I know, I know!
Later published as "Message" in Love Songs, 1917

Composition:

    Set to music by Ernest Charles (1895 - 1984), "Message" [ voice and piano ]

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