by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928)
Two lips
Language: English
I kissed them in fancy as I came Away in the morning glow: I kissed them through the glass of her picture-frame: She did not know. I kissed them in love, in troth, in laughter, When she knew all; long so! That I should kiss them in a shroud thereafter She did not know.
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928), "Two lips", appears in Human Shows, Far Phantasies, Songs, and Trifles, first published 1925 [author's text not yet checked 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 Gerald Finzi (1901 - 1956), "Two lips", op. 19b no. 3, published 1958 [low voice and piano], from I said to love, no. 3. [text verified 1 time]
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Line count: 8
Word count: 54