by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
Stresa
Language: English
The moon grows out of the hills
A yellow flower,
The lake is a dreamy bride
Who waits her hour.
Beauty has filled my heart,
It can hold no more,
It is full, as the lake is full,
From shore to shore.
Text Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "Stresa", appears in Rivers to the Sea, in Vignettes Overseas, no. 10, first published 1915 [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 Wintter Haynes Watts (1884 - 1962), "Stresa", published 1919 [ high voice, piano ], from Vignettes Overseas, no. 9 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2004-12-29
Line count: 8
Word count: 42