by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
The Sea said "Come" to the Brook
Language: English
The Sea said "Come" to the Brook, The Brook said "Let me grow!" The Sea said "Then you will be a Sea- I want a brook, Come now!"
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Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title [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 Farwell (1872 - 1952), "The Sea said "Come" to the Brook", op. 108 (Ten Emily Dickinson Songs) no. 5 (1944) [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
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