The Look

Strephon kissed me in the spring,
  Robin in the fall,
But Colin only looked at me
  And never kissed at all.

Strephon's kiss was lost in jest,
  Robin's lost in play,
But the kiss in Colin's eyes
  Haunts me night and day.

by Sara Teasdale (1884-1933) , "The Look", from Rivers to the Sea, published 1915

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Seymour Barab (1921-) , "The look", published 1970 [SSA, piano], from First Person Feminine
by Jeanne Behrend (1911-1988) , "The look", published 1943 [voice, piano], from Six Teasdale Songs
by Alice Reber Fish , "The look", published 1918 [high voice, piano], from Four Songs
by Marius Flothuis (1914-) , "The look", op. 33 no. 2, published 1949 [high voice and piano], from Four Trifles, no. 2.
by Fay Foster (1886-1960) , "The Kiss in Colin's Eyes", published 1917. [medium voice, piano]
by Fred(erick) (Alfred) Fox (1931-) , "The look" [chorus: SATB]
by Mabel Wood Hill (1870-1954) , "The look", published 1919 [low voice, piano], from Four Poems by Sara Teasdale
by Rosalie Housman (1890?-1949) , "The look", published 1918 [high or low voice, piano], from Three Songs
by Frederick Jacobi (1891-1952) , "The look", published 1915 [high voice and piano], from Three Songs, no. ?
by John Brodbin Kennedy , "The look", published 1972 [chorus: SSA, a cappella], from The Look, the Kiss, and Joy
by Edward E. Menges , "The look", published 1937. [medium voice, piano]
by Bain Murray (1926-) , "The look", published 1974 [soprano and piano], from Flame and Shadow, no. ?
by Dagmar de Corval Rybner (1890-) , "Pastorale", published 1918. [high or medium voice, piano]

Date added to the website: 2004-12-28.

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