by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Why do I love" You, Sir?
Language: English
"Why do I love" You, Sir? Because -- The Wind does not require the Grass To answer -- Wherefore when He pass She cannot keep Her place. Because He knows -- and Do not You -- And We know not -- Enough for Us The Wisdom it be so -- The Lightning -- never asked an Eye Wherefore it shut -- when He was by -- Because He knows it cannot speak -- And reasons not contained -- -- Of Talk -- There be -- preferred by Daintier Folk -- The Sunrise -- Sire -- compelleth Me -- Because He's Sunrise -- and I see -- Therefore -- Then -- I love Thee --
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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 Jake Heggie (b. 1961), ""Why do I love" You, Sir?", 1987, first performed 1987 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], from Faith Disquiet, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-04-30
Line count: 20
Word count: 92