by William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939)
I went out alone
Language: English
I went out alone To sing a song or two, My fancy on a man, And you know who. Another came in sight That on a stick relied To hold himself upright; I sat and cried. And that was all my song - When everything is told, Saw I an old man young Or young man old?
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First published in New Republic, October 1930Text Authorship:
- by William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939), "Girl's song" [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 Arthur Victor Berger (b. 1912), "Girl's song", published 1950 [ voice, flute, clarinet, and violoncello ], from Three Poems of Yeats [sung text not yet checked]
- by Chester Duncan (1913 - 2002), "Girl's song", 1966 [ alto and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Eaton (1935 - 2015), "Girl's song" [ soprano and piano ], from Three Yeats Songs [sung text not yet checked]
- by Stanley Grill (b. 1953), "VIII. Girl's Song", 2020, copyright © 2020 [ soprano and piano ], from Selections from 'Words for Music Perhaps', no. 1, confirmed with an online score [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Keith Humble (1927 - 1995), "Girl's song", 1985 [ voice and piano ], from Five Cabaret Songs, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-03
Line count: 12
Word count: 56