by Thomas Samuel Jones, Jr. (1882 - 1932)
Sometimes
Language: English
Across the fields of yesterday He sometimes comes to me, A little lad just back from play-- The lad I used to be. And yet he smiles so wistfully Once he has crept within, I wonder if he hopes to see The man I might have been.
Authorship:
- by Thomas Samuel Jones, Jr. (1882 - 1932), "Sometimes" [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 Margaret Ruthven Lang (1867 - 1972), "Sometimes ", op. 46 (Three songs) no. 2, published 1909 [ voice and piano ], Schmidt [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Nich Roehler
This text was added to the website: 2012-05-20
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Word count: 47