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by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod

Love came in at the door one day
Language: English 
Love came in at the door one day
To stay;
But I told him I wished for no such guest,
But that he might wait for a little rest
That day.

Love sat down on the cottage stool
So cool;
I told him he must not watch me so,
But he only laughed till my face was aglow,
Poor fool!

Love came in at the door that day
In May -
Came in with the scent of the flowering beans;
He's not gone yet, and I think he means
To stay!

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Text Authorship:

  • by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod, "Love came in at the door one day" [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 (Henry Louis) Reginald De Koven (1859 - 1920), "Love came one day", published <<1940 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Richard E. Edwyn , "Love came in at the door one day", published <<1940 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2020-05-09
Line count: 15
Word count: 90

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