2003
The Butterfly Upon
Composed by
Lori Laitman
Lori Laitman Text by
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson One Bee and Revery Song Collection
"The Butterfly Upon" is the first song in Lori Laitman's song cycle One Bee and Revery.
Text
The Butterfly Upon
by Lori Laitman
The Butterfly upon the Sky,
That doesn’t know its Name
And hasn’t any tax to pay
And hasn’t any Home
Is just as high as you and I,
And higher, I believe,
So soar away and never sigh
And that’s the way to grieve —
Sheet Music
One Bee and Revery
Lori Laitman
1. The Butterfly Upon
2. Hope is a Strange Invention
3. To Make a Prairie
2. Hope is a Strange Invention
3. To Make a Prairie