by Charles Swain (1801 - 1874)
Uncertainty
Language: English
I waited till the twilight And still he did not come. I strayed along the brook-side And slowly wandered home. When who should come behind me But him I would have chid. He said he came to find me. Do you think he really did? He said since last we parted He’d thought of naught so sweet As of this very moment, The moment we should meet. He showed me where half shaded, A cottage home lay hid. He said for me he’d made it. Do you think he really did? He said when first he saw me Life seemed at once divine. Each night he dreamt of angels And ev’ry face was mine. Sometimes a voice in sleeping Would all his hope forbid And then he’d waken weeping. Do you really think he did?
Authorship:
- by Charles Swain (1801 - 1874) [author's text not yet checked 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 Horatio William Parker (1863 - 1919), "Uncertainty", published 1893 [ voice and piano ], H. B. Stevens [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2019-11-28
Line count: 24
Word count: 135