by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892)

Language: English 
Wild bird, whose warble, liquid sweet,
   Rings Eden thro' the budded quicks,
   O tell me where the senses mix,
O tell me where the passions meet,

Whence radiate: fierce extremes employ
   Thy spirits in the darkening leaf,
   And in the midmost heart of grief
Thy passion clasps a secret joy:

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Composition:

    Set to music by Liza Lehmann (1862 - 1918), no title, 1899, stanzas 1-2 [ voice and piano ], from In Memoriam, no. 9

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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-11
Line count: 12
Word count: 77