1969
My Lizard (Wish For a Young Love) (op. 41, no. 2)
Composed by 
Samuel Barber
Samuel Barber Text by 
Theodore Roethke
Theodore Roethke Despite and Still, Op. 41 Song Collection
"My Lizard (Wish For a Young Love)" is the second song of Samuel Barber's song cycle Despite and Still, Op. 41.
Text
Wish for a Young Wife
By Theodore Roethke
My lizard, my lively writher,
May your limbs never wither,
May the eyes in your face
Survive the green ice
Of envy’s mean gaze;
May you live out your life
Without hate, without grief,
And your hair ever blaze,
In the sun, in the sun,
When I am undone,
When I am no one.
Related Information
The Hampsong Foundation
hampsongfoundation.org/samuel-barber-song-texts/#mylizardSheet Music
Samuel Barber: Collected Songs
Samuel Barber
1. A Last Song (op. 41, no. 1)
2. My Lizard (Wish For a Young Love) (op. 41, no. 2)
3. In The Wilderness (op. 41, no. 3)
4. Solitary Hotel (op. 41, no. 4)
5. Despite and Still (op. 41, no. 5)
2. My Lizard (Wish For a Young Love) (op. 41, no. 2)
3. In The Wilderness (op. 41, no. 3)
4. Solitary Hotel (op. 41, no. 4)
5. Despite and Still (op. 41, no. 5)