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by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)

Did you never know
Language: English 
Did you never know, long ago, how much you loved me --
  That your love would never lessen and never go?
You were young then, proud and fresh-hearted,
  You were too young to know.

Fate is a wind, and red leaves fly before it
  Far apart, far away in the gusty time of year --
Seldom we meet now, but when I hear you speaking,
  I know your secret, my dear, my dear.

Text Authorship:

  • by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "Did you never know?" [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 Robert F. Baksa (b. 1938), "Did you never know", from Teasdale Songs, no. 2. [
     text not verified 
    ]
  • by Brad Mehldau (b. 1970), "Did you never know?", from Love Songs, no. 7. [
     text not verified 
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2004-12-28
Line count: 8
Word count: 71

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