by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894)
The unforgotten Matches original text
Language: English
She rested by the Broken Brook, She drank of Weary Well, She moved beyond my lingering look, Ah, whither none can tell! She came, she went. In other lands, Perchance in fairer skies, Her hands shall cling with other hands, Her eyes to other eyes. She vanished. In the sounding town, Will she remember too? Will she recall the eyes of brown As I recall the blue?
Composition:
- Set to music by Sidney Homer (1864 - 1953), "The unforgotten", op. 15 no. 3, from Six Songs from "Underwoods", no. 3
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894), "The unforgotten", appears in Songs of Travel and other verses, no. 5, first published 1896
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 67