by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
Spray
Language: English
I knew you thought of me all night, I knew, though you were far away; I felt your love blow over me As if a dark wind-riven sea Drenched me with quivering spray. There are so many ways to love And each way has its own delight -- Then be content to come to me Only as spray the beating sea Drives inland through the night.
Text Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "Spray", appears in Flame and Shadow, first published 1920 [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 John Woods Duke (1899 - 1984), "Spray", published 1949. [medium-high voice and piano] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Lori Laitman (b. 1955), "Spray", 1997-8, first performed 1998 [baritone or mezzo-soprano and piano], from Mystery, no. 2. [ sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-06-04
Line count: 10
Word count: 65