by William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939)
A deep‑sworn vow
Language: English
Others because you did not keep That deep-sworn vow have been friends of mine; Yet always when I look death in the face, When I clamber to the heights of sleep, Or when I grow excited with wine, Suddenly I meet your face.
Text Authorship:
- by William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939), "A deep-sworn vow" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by John Kenneth Tavener (1944 - 2013), "A deep-sworn vow" [soprano, flute, harp, viola], from To a child dancing in the wind, no. 6. [ sung text not verified ]
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This text was added to the website: 2017-07-01
Line count: 6
Word count: 43