by Dorothy Parker (1893 - 1967)
Prophetic soul
Language: English
Because your eyes are slant and slow, Because your hair is sweet to touch, My heart is high again; but oh, I doubt if this will get me much.
Text Authorship:
- by Dorothy Parker (1893 - 1967) [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 William Mayer (b. 1925), "Prophetic soul", first performed 1968 [soprano, flute, trumpet, violin, violoncello, percussion, and piano], from Eight Miniatures [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-01-23
Line count: 4
Word count: 29