by Amy Lowell (1874 - 1925)
When I go away from you
Language: English
When I go away from you The world beats dead Like a slackened drum. I call out for you against the jutted stars And shout into the ridges of the wind. Streets coming fast, One after the other, Wedge you away from me, And the lamps of the city prick my eyes So that I can no longer see your face. Why should I leave you, To wound myself upon the sharp edges of the night?
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Text Authorship:
- by Amy Lowell (1874 - 1925), "The taxi", appears in Sword Blades and Poppy Seed, first published 1914 [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 Celius Dougherty (1902 - 1986), "The taxi", published 1961. [medium voice, piano] [text not verified]
- by Henry Kimball Hadley (1871 - 1937), "When I go away from you", op. 68 no. 1, published 1920. [high voice or low voice, piano, violin and violoncello obbligato] [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2005-12-15
Line count: 12
Word count: 76