by William Wordsworth (1770 - 1850)
To a Butterfly
Language: English
Stay near me - do not take thy flight! A little longer stay in sight! Much converse do I find I thee, Historian of my infancy ! Float near me; do not yet depart! Dead times revive in thee: Thou bring'st, gay creature as thou art! A solemn image to my heart, My father's family! Oh! pleasant, pleasant were the days, The time, when, in our childish plays, My sister Emmeline and I Together chased the butterfly! [A very hunter did I rush Upon the prey: - with leaps and spring I followed on from brake to bush; But she, God love her, feared to brush The dust from off its wings.]1
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Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
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Authorship:
- by William Wordsworth (1770 - 1850), "To a Butterfly" [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 Richard Stöhr (1874 - 1967), "To a Butterfly", op. 110 (Twelve Songs) no. 2 (1944-1945) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
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