by James Stephens (1882 - 1950)
If the Moon had a hand
Language: English
If the Moon had a hand I wonder would she Stretch it down unto me ? If she did, I would go To her glacier land, To her ice-covered strand. I would run, I would fly, Were the cold ever so, And be warm in the snow. O Moon of all Light, Sailing far, sailing high In the infinite sky. Do not come down to me, Lest I shriek in affright, Lest I die in the night Of your chill ecstasy.
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Text Authorship:
- by James Stephens (1882 - 1950), "The Moon", appears in Here are Ladies, first published 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 Henry C. F. Castleman , "If the Moon", published <<1940 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-26
Line count: 16
Word count: 81