by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
To wait an Hour — is long —
Language: English
To wait an Hour — is long — If Love be just beyond — To wait Eternity — is short — If Love reward the end —
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Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title [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 Jitka Koželuhová (b. 1966), "If love...", 1991-92, copyright © 1997 [soprano and piano], from Six Songs on Poems of Emily Dickinson, no. 2. [ sung text not verified ]
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This text was added to the website: 2018-03-04
Line count: 4
Word count: 27