Thy dark eyes to mine | Thy dark eyes to mine, Eilidh

by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod

Thy dark eyes to mine

Language: English

Our translations: FRE

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 whisper,
But the lost echo even
Of one such kiss -- 

All of the Soul of me
Would leap afar -- 
If that called me to thee
Aye, I would leap afar
A falling star!

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• A. Bax

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Text Authorship:

by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod, "Thy dark eyes to mine", appears in From the Hills of Dream, first published 1901 [author's text checked 1 time 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), "Thy dark eyes to mine", published 1906 [ baritone and piano ], from A Celtic Song-Cycle, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
by H. Grant Fletcher (b. 1913), "Thy dark eyes to mine" [ tenor and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
by Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884 - 1920), "Thy dark eyes to mine", op. 11 no. 2, A. 58 (1918), published 1919 [ high voice and piano or orchestra ], from Three Poems of Fiona Macleod, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "Thy dark eyes to mine", op. 77 (Six Sets of Five Songs Each for Voice and Pianoforte, Set VI) no. 4 (1927) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
by Helen Hopekirk (1856 - 1945), "Thy dark eyes to mine", published 1904 [ voice and piano ], from Five Songs [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 65