© by Denise Levertov (1923 - 1997)
Hymn to Eros
Language: English
O Eros, silently smiling... hear me [ ... ]
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Text Authorship:
- by Denise Levertov (1923 - 1997), "Hymn to Eros", appears in The Sorrow Dance, first published 1967, copyright © [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Joelle Wallach (b. 1946), "Hymn to Eros" [ viola, piano, medium voice ], from A Revisitation of Myth, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Vally Weigl, née Pick (c1894 - 1982), "Hymn to Eros" [ mezzo-soprano and violoncello ], from Songs newly seen in the dusk [sung text not yet checked]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 23
Word count: 91