by John Vance Cheney (1848 - 1922)
A thought
Language: English
Fluttered near a lovely thought; It set my heart a-swinging; Out I reached, 'twould not be caught, Yet still I heard it singing. What it says I cannot tell; Than thought there's nothing fleeter. Off it flew, but I know well That only love is sweeter.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Margaret Ruthven Lang (1867 - 1972), "A thought", op. 37 (Six songs) no. 1, published 1901 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, A. P. Schmidt [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Nich Roehler
This text was added to the website: 2012-05-20
Line count: 8
Word count: 46