by Emily Brontë (1818 - 1848)
I would have touched the heavenly key
Language: English
I would have touched the heavenly key That spoke alike of bliss and thee I would have woke the entrancing song But its words died upon my tongue And then I knew that hallowed strain Would never speak of joy again And then I felt.....
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- by Emily Brontë (1818 - 1848) [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 Terry Fisk , "I would have touched the heavenly key", published 2002 [voice, piano], from Wuthering Heights, no. 16. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Terry Fisk
This text was added to the website: 2004-03-22
Line count: 7
Word count: 45