by Alice Christina Meynell (1847 - 1922)
Who looked for thee, thou little song of...
Language: English
Who looked for thee, thou little song of mine? This winter of a silent poet's heart Is suddenly sweet with thee, but what thou art, Mid-winter flower, I would I could divine. Art thou a last one, orphan of thy line? Did the dead summer's last warmth foster thee? Or is Spring folded up unguessed in me, And stirring out of sight,—and thou the sign? Where shall I look—backwards or to the morrow For others of thy fragrance, secret child? Who knows if last things or if first things claim thee? — Whether thou be the last smile of my sorrow, Or else a joy too sweet, a joy too wild? How, my December violet, shall I name thee?
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Authorship:
- by Alice Christina Meynell (1847 - 1922), "To one Poem in a Silent Time" [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 John Theodore Livingston Raynor (1909 - 1970), "To One Song In A Silent Time", op. 496 (1957) [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2023-04-29
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Word count: 119