by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod
Heart o'Beauty
Language: English
O where are thy white hands, Heart o' Beauty? Heart o' Beauty! They are as white foam on the swept sands, Heart o' Beauty! They are as white swans i' the dusk, thy white hands, Wild swans in flight over shadowy lands, Heart o' Beauty! O lift again thy white hands, Heart o' Beauty, Heart o' Beauty! Harp to the white waves on the yellow sands, Heart o' Beauty! They will hearken now to these waving wands, To the magic wands of thy white hands, Heart o' Beauty! From the white dawn till the grey dusk, Heart o' Beauty! I hear the unseen waves of unseen strands, Heart o' Beauty!
Authorship:
- by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod, "Heart o' Beauty", appears in From the Hills of Dream, first published 1901 [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 Arnold Edward Trevor Bax, Sir (1883 - 1953), "Heart o'Beauty", 1907 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-08-16
Line count: 18
Word count: 110