by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
Come, when the pale moon like a petal
Language: English
Come, when the pale moon like a petal
Floats in the pearly dusk of spring,
Come with arms outstretched to take me,
Come with lips pursed up to cling.
Come, for life is a frail moth flying
Caught in the web of the years that pass,
And soon we two, so warm and eager
Will be as the gray stones in the grass.
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Text Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "Come", appears in Rivers to the Sea, first published 1915 [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 Arthur Bergh (1882 - 1962), "Come with arms outstretched", published 1941 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Cordelia A. Paine , "Come", published 1924 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-06-04
Line count: 8
Word count: 63