by Heinrich Hauer Bellamann (1882 - 1945)
Peaks
Language: English
Quiet faces, That look in faith On distance, I will come to you And gaze upon that peace. I cannot tell If it be wind you see Across the summer grain Or the shaken agony Of driven seas.
First published in Poetry, v. 19/2, Nov. 1921, p. 87
Researcher for this page: Barbara Miller
Authorship:
- by Heinrich Hauer Bellamann (1882 - 1945) [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 Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954), "Peaks", 1923?, from the collection Eleven Songs and Two Harmonizations, no. 8. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Barbara Miller
This text was added to the website: 2010-05-29
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Word count: 38