by Mary Coleridge (1861 - 1907)
Whether I live Matches original text
Language: English
Whether I live, or whether I die, Whatever the worlds I see, I shall come to you by-and-by, And you will come to me. Whoever was foolish, we were wise, We crossed the boundary line, I saw my soul look out of your eyes, You saw your soul in mine.
Composition:
- Set to music by Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, Sir (1848 - 1918), "Whether I live", 1908, published 1909 [ voice and piano ], from English Lyrics, Ninth Set, no. 4
Text Authorship:
- by Mary Coleridge (1861 - 1907), no title, appears in Poems, no. 117, first published 1907
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This text was added to the website: 2008-06-09
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Word count: 50