by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928)
I say I'll seek her
Language: English
I say "I'll seek her side Ere hindrance interposes;" But eve in midnight closes And here I still abide. When darkness wears I see Her sad eyes in a vision: They ask, "What indecision Detains you, Love, from me? - "The creaking hinge is oiled, I have unbarred the backway, But you tread not the trackway And shall the thing be spoiled? "Far cockcrows echo shrill, The shadows are abating, And I am waiting, waiting; But O, you tarry still."
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928), "I say I'll seek her", appears in Time's Laughingstocks and Other Verses, first published 1909 [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 Charlotte Bray , "I say I'll seek her", 2010 [ soprano and piano ], from Midnight closes, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Gerald Finzi (1901 - 1956), "I say I'll seek her", op. 13b no. 1, published 1966 [ high voice and piano ], from Oh fair to see, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
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