by Richard Aldington (né Edward Godfree Aldington) (1892 - 1962)
She is all so slight
Language: English
She is all so slight And tender and white As a May morning. She walks without hood At dusk. It is good To hear her sing. It is God's will That I shall love her still As He loves Mary. And night and day I will go forth to pray That she love me. She is as gold Lovely, and far more cold. Do thou pray with me, For if I win grace To kiss twice her face God has done well to me.
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Text Authorship:
- by Richard Aldington (né Edward Godfree Aldington) (1892 - 1962), "After two years", from Images (1910-1915), first published 1915 [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 Mark Andrews (1875 - 1939), "As a May morning", <<1939 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Herbert Goode , "After two years", published <<1940 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Jeffreys (1927 - 2010), "She is all so slight" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Elizabeth Poston (1905 - 1987), "She is all so slight", published 1942 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Peter Warlock (1894 - 1930), "After two years", 1930, published 1931 [ baritone and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-08-15
Line count: 18
Word count: 84