by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892 - 1950)

For you there is no song
 (Sung text for setting by H. Adams)
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Language: English 
For you there is no song,
Only the shaking of the voice that meant to sing,
The sound of the strong voice breaking.
Strange in my hand appears the pen,
And yours broken
There are ink and tears on the page.
Only the tears have spoken.

Composition:

    Set to music by H. Leslie Adams (b. 1932), "For you there is no song", copyright © 1976 [ mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano ], from Five Millay Songs, no. 3

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This text was added to the website: 2004-01-10
Line count: 7
Word count: 46