by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872 - 1906)
The Unlucky Apple
Language: English
‘Twas [the apple that in]1 Eden Caused our father’s primal fall; And the Trojan War, remember — ‘Twas an apple caused it all. [So]2 for weeks I’ve hesitated, You can guess the reason why, For I want to tell my darling She’s the apple of my eye.
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1 McLin: "an apple in"
2 McLin: "Now"
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
1 McLin: "an apple in"
2 McLin: "Now"
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872 - 1906), "The Unlucky Apple", appears in Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow [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 Lena Johnson McLin (1928 - 2023), "The Unlucky Apple", 1987 [ voice and piano ], from Songs of Love, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2023-10-08
Line count: 8
Word count: 49