by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892 - 1950)
The unexplorer
Language: English
There was a road ran past our house Too lovely to explore. I asked my mother once -- she said That if you followed where it led It brought you to the milkman's door. (That's why I have not travelled more.)
Text Authorship:
- by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892 - 1950), "The unexplorer", appears in A Few Figs from Thistles, first published 1920 [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 (Edward) Maurice Besly (1888 - 1945), "The unexplorer", published 1933 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-06-03
Line count: 6
Word count: 40