by Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)
In the forest Matches original text
Language: English
Out of the mid-wood's twilight Into the meadow's dawn, Ivory limbed and brown-eyed, Flashes my Faun! He skips through the copses singing, And his shadow dances along, And I know not which I should follow, Shadow or song! O Hunter, snare me his shadow! O Nightingale, catch me his strain! Else moonstruck with music and madness I track him in vain!
First published in Lady's Pictorial, Christmas Number 1889
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Composition:
- Set to music by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "In the forest", 2009 [ baritone and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), "In the forest"
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-09-18
Line count: 12
Word count: 61