by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
Look back with longing eyes and know...
Language: English
Look back with longing eyes and know that I will follow, Lift me up in your love as a light wind lifts a swallow, Let our flight be far in sun or windy rain-- But what if I heard my first love calling me again? Hold me on your heart as the brave sea holds the foam, Take me far away to the hills that hide your home; Peace shall thatch the roof and love shall latch the door -- But what if I heard my first love calling me once more?
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Text Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "The flight", 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 Robert E. Allen (b. 1920), "The flight", published 1950 [ soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Clifton B. Bull, Jr. , "But what if I heard my first love", published 1915 [ voice and piano ], from Songs of the Heart [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-06-04
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Word count: 91