by Adelaide Crapsey (1878 - 1914)
Little Sister Rose‑Marie
Language: English
Little Sister Rose-Marie, Will thy feet as willing-light Run through Paradise, I wonder, As they run the blue skies under, Willing feet, so airy-light? Little Sister Rose-Marie Will thy voice as bird-note clear Lift and ripple over Heaven As its mortal sound is given, Swift bird-voice, so young and clear? How God will be glad of thee, Little Sister Rose-Marie!"
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Text Authorship:
- by Adelaide Crapsey (1878 - 1914), "Rose-Mary of the Angels", appears in Verse, first published 1915 [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 Ralph Cox (1884 - 1941), "Little Sister Rose-Marie", published 1918 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Marjorie Jones , "Little Sister Rose-Marie", published 1971 [ medium voice and piano ], from Four Short Solos [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2004-06-03
Line count: 12
Word count: 60