by (Agnes) Mary (Frances) Robinson (1857 - 1944)
Oh! for the wings of a dove!
Language: English
Our translations: FRE
Oh ! for the wings of a dove ! To fly far away from my own soul, Reach and be merged in the vast whole heaven of infinite love ! Oh ! that I were as the rain To fall and be lost in the great sea One with the waves till the drowned me Might not be severed again. Infinite arms of the air Surrounding the stars and without strife Blending our life with their large life Lift me and carry me there!
Text Authorship:
- by (Agnes) Mary (Frances) Robinson (1857 - 1944) [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 Reynaldo Hahn (1874 - 1947), "Oh! for the wings of a dove!", 1903, published 1904 [ high voice and piano ], Éd. Heugel [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Sylvain Labartette) , "Oh! avoir des ailes de colombe!", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "Oh! avoir des ailes de colombes", first published 1903 [an adaptation]
Researcher for this page: Sylvain Labartette
This text was added to the website: 2005-02-20
Line count: 12
Word count: 80