by Adelaide Crapsey (1878 - 1914)
Never the nightingale Matches original text
Language: English
Never the nightingale, oh my dear, Never again the lark Thou wilt hear; Though dusk and the morning still Tap at thy window-sill, Though ever love call and call Thou wilt not hear at all, My dear, my dear.
Composition:
- Set to music by Gordon Ware Binkerd (1916 - 2003), "Never the nightingale", published 1971 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Three Songs for Mezzo-Soprano
Text Authorship:
- by Adelaide Crapsey (1878 - 1914), "Dirge", appears in Verse, first published 1915
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 9
Word count: 41