by Bliss Carman (1861 - 1929)
Songs from Sappho
Language: English
Softly the wind moves through the radiant morning, And the warm sunlight sinks into the valley, Filling the green earth with a quiet joyance, Strength, and fulfilment Even so, gentle strong and wise and happy, Through the soul and substance of my being, Comes the breath of thy great love to meward, O, thou dear mortal.
Authorship:
- by Bliss Carman (1861 - 1929) [author's text not yet checked 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 Ernest Campbell MacMillan (1893 - 1973), "Songs from Sappho", 1920. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 56