by George William Russell (1867 - 1935)
A leader
Language: English
Though your eyes with tears were blind, Pain upon the path you trod: Well we knew, the hosts behind, Voice and shining of a god. For your darkness was our day: Signal fires, your pains untold Lit us on our wandering way To the mystic heart of gold. Naught we knew of the high land, Beauty burning in its spheres; Sorrow we could understand And the mystery told in tears.
Text Authorship:
- by George William Russell (1867 - 1935), "A leader", appears in The Earth Breath and Other Poems, first published 1897 [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 Arnold Edward Trevor Bax, Sir (1883 - 1953), "A leader", 1916 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "A leader", op. 33 (Seven Sets of Seven Songs, Set VI) no. 4 (1918) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-08-15
Line count: 12
Word count: 70