by Sivori Levey (1879 - 1924)
On the day I get to heaven
Language: English
On the day I get to Heaven, In that Paradise so fair, As I tread its paths and meadows I shall see three wonders there. On the da I get to Heaven, The wonder first will be, To find so many people I did not expect to see. On the day I get to Heaven, The second I declare, Will be to miss so many Whom I quite expected there. On the day I get to Heaven, As an erring sprite or elf, The greatest wonder, sure, will be To find I'm there myself.
Authorship:
- by Sivori Levey (1879 - 1924) [author's text not yet checked 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 Liza Lehmann (1862 - 1918), "On the day I get to heaven", published 1912 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2020-08-04
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Word count: 94