I hear the sea-song of the blood in my heart, I hear the sea-song of the blood in my ears: And I am far apart, And lost in the years. But when I lie and dream of that which was Before the first man's shadow flitted on the grass, I am stricken dumb With sense of that to come. Is then this wildering sea-song but a part Of the old song of the mystery of the years -- Or only the echo of the tired heart And of tears?
Six Sets of Five Songs Each for Voice and Pianoforte, Set VI , opus 77
by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949)
1. Under Song  [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Authorship:
- by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod, "The Undersong", appears in From the Hills of Dream, first published 1896
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]2. The lost star  [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
A star was loosed from heaven; All saw it fall, in wonder, Where universe clashed universe With solar thunder. The angels praised God's glory, To send this beacon-flare To show the terror of darkness Beneath the Golden Stair. But God was brooding only Upon new births of light; The star was a drop of water On the lips of Eternal Light.
Authorship:
- by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod, "The lost star", appears in From the Hills of Dream, first published 1896
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]3. Green branches  [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Wave, wave, green branches, wave me far away To where the forest deepens and the hillwinds, sleeping, stay: Where Peace doth fold her twilight wings, and through the heart of day There goes the rumour of passing hours grown faint and grey. Wave, wave, green branches, my heart like a bird doth hover Above the nesting-place your green-gloom shadows cover: O come to my nesting heart, come close, come close, bend over, Joy of my heart, my life, my prince, my lover!
Authorship:
- by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod, "Green branches", appears in From the Hills of Dream, first published 1896
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]4. Thy dark eyes to mine  [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Thy dark eyes to mine, Eilidh, Lamps of desire! O how my soul leaps Leaps to their fire! Sure, now, if I in heaven, Dreaming in bliss, Heard but [a]1 whisper, But the lost echo even Of [one such]2 kiss -- All of the Soul of me Would leap afar -- If that called me to thee Aye, I would leap afar A falling star!
Authorship:
- by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod, "Thy dark eyes to mine", appears in From the Hills of Dream, first published 1901
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Tes yeux sombres vers les miens", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
1 Bax: "the"
2 Bax: "such a"
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5. The secret dews  [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Poor little songs, children of sorrow, go. A wind may take you up, and blow you far. My heart will go with you, too, wherever you go. As the little leaves in the wood they pass: The wind has lifted them, and the wind is gone. Have I too not heard the wind come, and pass? The secret dews fall under the Evening-Star, And there is peace I know in the west: yet, if there be no dawn, The secret dews fall under the Evening-Star.
Authorship:
- by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod, "The secret dews", appears in From the Hills of Dream, first published 1901
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]