by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928)
You turn your back, you turn your back
Language: English
You turn your back, you turn your back, And never your face to me, Alone you take your homeward track, And scorn my company. What will you do when Charley's seen Dewbeating down this way? - You'll turn your back as now, you mean? Nay, Carrey Clavel, nay! You'll see none's looking; put your lip Up like a tulip, so; And he will coll you, bend, and sip: Yes, Carrey, yes; I know!
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Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928), "To Carrey Clavel", appears in Time's Laughingstocks and Other Verses, first published 1909 [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 Arnold Edward Trevor Bax, Sir (1883 - 1953), "Carrey Clavel", published 1926 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Juliana Hall (b. 1958), "To Carrey Clavel", 2006 [ baritone and piano ], from Julie Jane -- 5 songs for Baritone and Piano, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Mary Sheldon , "Carrey Clavel", 1924 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-01-14
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Word count: 72