by Amy Lowell (1874 - 1925)
A Lover
Language: English
If I could catch the green lantern of the firefly I could see to write you a letter.
Confirmed with Amy Lowell, A Lover, in: Poetry, March 1917
Text Authorship:
- by Amy Lowell (1874 - 1925), "A Lover", first published 1917 [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 Janet Oates (b. 1970), "A Lover", 2016 [ voice and piano ]
Score: Janet Oates [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-08-23
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