I saw a man pursuing the horizon; Round and round they sped. I was disturbed at this; I accosted the man. ["It is futile," I said]1, "You can never -- " "You lie," he cried, And ran [on]2.
Mysteries
Song Cycle by Cees van As (1946 - 1986)
1. I saw a man [sung text not yet checked]
Authorship:
- by Stephen Crane (1871 - 1900), no title, appears in The Black Riders and Other Lines, no. 24, first published 1895 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Lindsay: "I said, "It is futile,""
2 Lidnsay: "on and on"
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2. Mysteries [sung text not yet checked]
The murmur of a bee A witchcraft yieldeth me. If any ask me why, 'T were easier to die Than tell. The red upon the hill Taketh away my will; If anybody sneer, Take care, for God is here, That's all. The breaking of the day Addeth to my degree; If any ask me how, Artist, who drew me so, Must tell!
Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, appears in Poems of Emily Dickinson, first published 1890 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
3. Light [sung text not yet checked]
The night has a thousand eyes, And the day but one; Yet the light of the [world]1 dies With the dying sun. The mind has a thousand eyes, And the heart but one; Yet the light of a whole life dies When love is done.
Authorship:
- by Francis William Bourdillon (1852 - 1921), "Light", appears in Among the Flowers, first published 1878 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Walter A. Aue) , "Viel tausend Augen hat die Nacht", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Confirmed with Francis William Bourdillon, Among the Flowers, London: Marcus Ward & Co., 1878, page 101.
1 Foote, Venables: "bright world"Research team for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Melanie Trumbull
4. Maria
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Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Total word count: 144