by Harold Witter Bynner (1881 - 1968)
Opus 101
Language: English
He not only plays One note But holds another note Away from it -- As a lover Lifts A waft of hair From loved eyes. The piano shivers, When he touches it, And the leg shines.
Text Authorship:
- by Harold Witter Bynner (1881 - 1968), "Opus 101", appears in Spectra, first published 1916 [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 Ned Rorem (1923 - 2022), "Opus 101", published 1980 [ medium voice, violin, viola, violoncello, and piano ], from Santa Fe Songs, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: John Versmoren
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 11
Word count: 35