by Charles Hanson Towne (1877 - 1949)
Waiting
Language: English
I thought my heart would break Because the spring was slow; I said, "How long young April sleeps Beneath the snow!" But when at last she came, And buds broke in the dew, I thought of my dead love, And my heart broke too!
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Carl Deis (1883 - 1960), "Waiting" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Alice Marion Shaw (b. 1890), "Waiting" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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Word count: 44