by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Her eyes
Language: English
Her eyes are like unfath'mable lakes, When brightly o'er them the morning radiance breaks, And yet the mariners had best beware, For many valiant hearts lie shipwreck'd there.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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), "Her eyes", 1892? [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 4
Word count: 28