by Rupert Brooke (1887 - 1915)
The young man in April
Language: English
In the queer light, in twilight, In April of the year, I meet a thousand women, But I never meet my Dear. Yet each of them has something, A turn of neck or knee, A line of breast or shoulder, That brings my Dear to me. One has a way of swaying, I'd swear to anywhere; One has a laugh, and one a hat, And one a trick of hair; -Oh, glints and hints and gestures, When shall I find complete The Dear that's walking somewhere, The Dear I've yet to meet?
Authorship:
- by Rupert Brooke (1887 - 1915), "The young man in April", written 1913 [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 Marjo Tal (1915 - 2006), "The young man in April", 1978, from After, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-10-15
Line count: 16
Word count: 92