by Robert Browning (1812 - 1889)
What are we two?
Language: English
What are we two? I am a Jew, And carry thee, farther than friends can pursue, To a feast of our tribe; Where they need thee to bribe The devil that blasts them unless he imbibe. Thy . . . Scatter the vision for ever! And now As of old, I am I, thou art thou! Say again, what we are? The sprite of a star, I lure thee above where the destinies bar My plumes their full play Till a ruddier ray Than my pale one announce there is withering away Some . . . Scatter the vision forever! And now, As of old, I am I, thou art thou!
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- by Robert Browning (1812 - 1889), no title, appears in Bells and Pomegranates, first published 1842 [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 Alice Barnett (1886 - 1975), "What are we two?", published 1920 [high voice and piano], from In a gondola, no. 4. [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-02
Line count: 16
Word count: 111