by Stevie Smith (1903 - 1971)
The repentance of Lady T
Language: English
I look in the glass Whose face do I see? It is the face Of Lady T. I wish to change, How can that be? O Lamb of God Change me, change me.
Text Authorship:
- by Stevie Smith (1903 - 1971), "The repentance of Lady T", written 1942, appears in Mother, What is Man? [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 (Agnes) Elisabeth Lutyens (1906 - 1983), "The repentance of Lady T", 1948, published 1948 [ voice and piano ], from Stevie Smith Songs, no. 9 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 33