by E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings (1894 - 1962)
when life is quite through with
Language: English
when life is quite through with and leaves say alas, much is to do for the swallow,that closes a flight in the blue; when love's had his tears out, perhaps shall pass a million years (while a bee dozes on the poppies,the dears; when all's done and said,and under the grass lies her head by oaks and roses deliberated.)
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First published as "VI" in The Dial, Vol. 68, No. 1 (Jan. 1920)
Text Authorship:
- by E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings (1894 - 1962), no title, appears in XLI Poems, in 1. Songs, no. 3, 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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "when life is quite through with", 2008 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Marc Blitzstein (1905 - 1964), "when life is quite through with", published 1962 [ medium voice and piano ], from From Marion's Book, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Dan Welcher (b. 1948), "when life is quite through with", from Seven Songs, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-03-05
Line count: 15
Word count: 59