by Clinton Scollard (1860 - 1932)
Sylvia
Language: English
Sylvia's hair is like the night, Touched with glancing starry beams; Such a face as drifts thro' dreams, This is Sylvia to the sight. And the touch of Sylvia's hand Is as light as milkweed down, When the meads are golden brown, And the autumn fills the land. Sylvia: - just the echoing Of her voice brings back to me, From the depths of memory, All the loveliness of spring; Sylvia! Sylvia! Such a face as drifts thro' dreams, This is Sylvia to the sight.
Text Authorship:
- by Clinton Scollard (1860 - 1932) [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 Oley Speaks (1874 - 1948), "Sylvia", published 1914. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 15
Word count: 84