Paroles - Musique Classique, Compositeur John Mitchell

THE DREAM

Set by John Mitchell  (1941-) op. 51(1983),
 from Five Lyrics by Edna St. Vincent Millay, no. 4. 
Text by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950)


Love, if I weep it will not matter,
   And if you laugh I shall not care;
Foolish am I to think about it,
   But it is good to feel you there.

Love, in my sleep I dreamed of waking,--
   White and awful the moonlight reached
Over the floor, and somewhere, somewhere,
   There was a shutter loose,--it screeched!

Swung in the wind,--and no wind blowing!--
   I was afraid, and turned to you,
Put out my hand to you for comfort,--
   And you were gone! Cold, cold as dew,

Under my hand the moonlight lay!
   Love, if you laugh I shall not care,
But if I weep it will not matter,--
   Ah, it is good to feel you there!