possibly by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882)
Companion to the other
Language: English
Now each of you will feel no rain, For each of you will be shelter to the other. Now each of you will feel no cold, For each of you will be warmth to the other. Now there is no more loneliness, For each of you will be companion to the other. Now you are two bodies, But there is only one life before you. Go now to your dwelling place To enter into the days of your togetherness And may your days be good and long upon the earth.
Text Authorship:
- possibly by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882), after an Apache Wedding Prayer [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Companion to the other", 2007 [medium voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-02-12
Line count: 11
Word count: 90