Liedertexte - Klassische Musik - John Mitchell, Komponist

WILD SWANS

Set by John Mitchell  (1941-) op. 51(1983),
 from Five Lyrics by Edna St. Vincent Millay, no. 2. 
Text by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950)

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I looked in my heart while the wild swans went over.
And what did I see I had not seen before?
Only a question less or a question more;
Nothing to match the flight of wild birds flying.
Tiresome heart, forever living and dying,
House without air, I leave you and lock your door.
Wild swans, come over the town, come over
The town again, trailing your legs and crying!