by Mary Coleridge (1861 - 1907)
We never said farewell
Language: English
We never said farewell, nor even looked Our last upon each other, for no sign Was made when we the linkèd chain unhooked And broke the level line. And here we dwell together, side by side, Our places fixed for life upon the chart. Two islands that the roaring seas divide Are not more far apart.
Text Authorship:
- by Mary Coleridge (1861 - 1907), "We never said farewell", appears in Poems, no. 173, first published 1907 [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 Ned Rorem (1923 - 2022), "We never said farewell", from Women's Voices, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
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