by Walter De la Mare (1873 - 1956)

Language: English 
Be gentle, O hands of a child;
Be true: like a shadowy sea
In the starry darkness of night
Are your eyes to me.

But words are shallow, and soon
Dreams fade that the heart once knew;
And youth fades out in the mind,
In the dark eyes too.

What can a tired heart say,
Which the wise of the world have made dumb?
Save to the lonely dreams of a child,
"Return again, come!"

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Composition:

    Set to music by Douglas Steele (1910 - 1999), "Dreams" [ voice and piano ], Manchester, Forsyth Publications

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This text was added to the website: 2008-01-13
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