by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892 - 1950)
Grown‑up
Language: English
Was it for this I uttered prayers, And sobbed and cursed and kicked the stairs, That now, domestic as a plate, I should retire at half-past eight?
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Lauren Spavelko (b. 1989), "Grown-up", 2023, first performed 2023 [ voice and piano ], from From Edna, With Love, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2025-10-07
Line count: 4
Word count: 27