by Emily Brontë (1818 - 1848)
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Language: English
Aye there it is - it wakes tonight
Sweet thoughts that will not die
And feeling's fires flash all as bright
As in the years gone by
...
Yes I could swear that glorious wind
Has swept the world aside
Has dashed its memory from my mind
Like foam bells from the tide
And thou art now a spirit pouring
Thy presence into all
The essence of the Tempest's roaring
And of the Tempest's fall
A universal influence
From my own influence free
A principle of life intense
Lost to mortality
Thus truly when the breast is cold
The prisoned soul shall rise
The dungeon mingle with the mould
The captive with the skies
Note: in the Fisk work, this is sung by Heathcliff
Researcher for this page: Terry Fisk
Composition:
- Set to music by Terry Fisk , no title, published 2002 [ voice, piano ], from Wuthering Heights, no. 41
Text Authorship:
- by Emily Brontë (1818 - 1848)
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Researcher for this page: Terry Fisk
This text was added to the website: 2004-03-22
Line count: 21
Word count: 117