by Frank Lebby Stanton (1857 - 1927)
Jean
Language: English
Jean, my Jean, with the eyes of light, And the beautiful soft, brown hair, Do you know that I'm longing for you tonight? For your lips, for the clasp of your hand so white? And the sound of your voice so dear? Jean, my Jean, with the glances bright, Where the smile shines through the tear, Do you know that I'm calling to you tonight, Where the seagulls cry like ghosts in flight And the dark falls lone and drear? Jean, my Jean, where the snow drifts white, Thro' the answerless, icy air, Ah, would to God you were here tonight, Braiding your beautiful tresses of light, And that I were lying there!
Authorship:
- by Frank Lebby Stanton (1857 - 1927) [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 Harry Thacker Burleigh (1866 - 1949), "Jean", 1903 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Laura Prichard [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2022-04-05
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Word count: 113