by Frederick Oakes Sylvester (1869 - 1915)
The Picture
Language: English
"There’s a pool in the ancient forest," The painter-poet said, "That is violet-blue and emerald From the face of the sky o’erhead." So far in the ancient forest, To the heart of the wood went I, But found no pool of emerald, No violet-blue for sky. "There’s a pool in the ancient forest," Said the painter-poet still. "That is violet-blue and emerald, Near the breast of a rose-green hill." And the heart of the ancient forest The painter-poet drew, And painted a pool of emerald That thrilled me through and through. Then back to the ancient forest I went with a strange, wild thrill, And I found the pool of emerald Near the breast of a rose-green hill.
Authorship:
- by Frederick Oakes Sylvester (1869 - 1915) [author's text checked 1 time 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 Rick Sowash (b. 1950), "The Picture", 1985, published 1985. [soprano and piano] [ sung text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2017-09-08
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