by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892 - 1950)
The true encounter
Language: English
"Wolf!" cried my cunning heart At every sheep it spied, And roused the countryside. "Wolf! Wolf!" -- and up would start Good neighbours, bringing spade And pitchfork to my aid. At length my cry was known: Therein lay my release. I met the wolf alone And was devoured in peace.
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Andy Vores (b. 1956), "The true encounter", from The Rainy Summer, no. 2. [text verified 1 time]
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Line count: 10
Word count: 49