by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
Child, child
Language: English
Child, child, love while you can The voice and the eyes and the soul of a man; Never fear though it can break your heart Out of the wound new joy will start; Only love proudly and gladly and well, Though love be heaven or love be hell. Child, child, love while you may For life is as short as a happy day; Never fear the thing you feel Only by love is life made real; Love, for the deadly sins are seven, Only through love will you enter heaven.
Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "Child, child" [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 Brad Mehldau (b. 1970), "Child, child", from Love Songs, no. 3. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-03-10
Line count: 12
Word count: 90