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by John Keats (1795 - 1821)

A vision
 (Sung text for setting by S. Gendel)
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Language: English 
Time's sea hath been five years at its low ebb,
Long hours have to and fro let creep the sand,
Since I was tangled in thy beauty's web,
And snared by the ungloving of thine hand.
And yet I never look on midnight sky,
But I behold thine eyes' well-memoried light;
I cannot look upon the rose's dye,
But to thy cheek my soul doth take its flight;
I cannot look on any budding flower,
But my fond ear, in fancy at thy lips,
And hearkening for a love-sound, doth devour
Its sweets in the wrong sense: -- Thou dost eclipse
Every delight with sweet remembering,
And grief unto my darling joys dost bring.

Composition:

    Set to music by Scott Gendel (b. 1977), "A vision", 2000 [ medium-high voice and piano ], from Keats Songs, no. 4

Text Authorship:

  • by John Keats (1795 - 1821), "To _", subtitle: "To a lady whom he saw for some moments at Vauxhall"

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2016-07-09
Line count: 14
Word count: 113

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