Water that falls and runs away, You are my friend, you talk to me. Where you come from, where you go, You never tell me, though I know. What are you saying then all day, Over and down and away and away? For I do listen, my sweet friend, And will until the worlds end; Nor do I beg you to declare More than sky does, more than air, Where you come from, where you go, Which I only dream I know.
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Authorship:
- by Mark van Doren (1894 - 1972), "Water that falls and runs away", appears in Good Morning [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 John Woods Duke (1899 - 1984), "Water that falls and runs away", 1974 [ high voice and piano ], from Good Morning! A Cycle of Six Songs for High Voice, no. 4, Southern/Texas [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2006-04-19
Line count: 12
Word count: 82