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2019 Off-Broadway
Renascence the Musical - First Fig / The Penitent Lyrics
(by Edna St. Vincent Millay)
My candle burns at both ends;
It will not last the night;
But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends
It gives a lovely light!
I had a little Sorrow,
Born of a little Sin,
I found a room all damp with gloom
And shut us all within;
And, ”Little Sorrow, weep,” said I,
”And, Little Sin, pray God to die,
And I upon the floor will lie
And think how bad I’ve been!”
Alas for pious planning - -
It mattered not a whit!
As far as gloom went in that room,
The lamp might have been lit!
My little Sorrow would not weep,
My little Sin would go to sleep --
To save my soul I could not keep
My graceless mind on it!
So I got up in anger,
And took a book I had,
And put a ribbon on my my hair
To please a passing lad,
And, ”One thing there’s no getting by --
I’ve been a wicked girl,” said I:
”But if I can’t be sorry, why,
I might as well be glad!”
Other Songs: Renascence the Musical Songs Lyrics
Renascence First Fig / The Penitent Lyrics
Renascence the Musical Lyrics
Travel
The Beanstalk
Lament
Alms
Afternoon on a Hill
What Lips My Lips Have Kissed
I Shall Forget You Presently, My Dear
The Ballad of the Harp Weaver
Blight
Recuerdo
Elegy
First Fig / The Penitent
When the Year Grows Old
Exiled
Time Does Not Bring Relief
Renascence
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