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by Helen Dudley

To one unknown
Language: English 
I have seen the proudest stars
	That wander on through space,
Even the sun and moon,
	But not your face.

I have heard the violin,
	The winds and waves rejoice
In endless minstrelsy,
	Yet not your voice.

I have touched the trillium,
	Pale flower of the land,
Coral, anemone,
	And not your hand.

I have kissed the shining feet
	Of Twilight, lover-wise,
Opened the gates of Dawn:
	Oh, not your eyes!

I have dremed unwonted things,
	Visions that witches brew;
Spoken with images,
	Never with you.

Text Authorship:

  • by Helen Dudley  [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 John Alden Carpenter (1876 - 1951), "To one unknown", published 1917 [medium voice and piano], from Four Songs for a Medium Voice, no. 3, New York, Boston : G. Schirmer [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this page: Laura Prichard [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2016-05-19
Line count: 20
Word count: 86

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