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