by Alexander Posey (1873 - 1908)
Eyes of Blue and Brown
Language: English
Two eyes met mine Of heav'n's own blue -- Forgetmenots Seen under dew. My heart straightway Refused to woo All other eyes Except those two. Days came and went A whole year thro', And still I loved Two eyes of blue. But when one day Two eyes of brown, In olive set Beneath a crown Of browner hair, Met mine, behold, The eyes beneath The shining gold, Love-lit and loved In days of yore, Grew dim, and were Sky-blue no more!
Confirmed with The Poems of Alexander Lawrence Posey, collected and arranged by Mrs. Minnie H. Posey, Topeka, Kansas, 1910.
Text Authorship:
- by Alexander Posey (1873 - 1908), "Eyes of Blue and Brown" [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 David Knaggs , "Eyes of Blue and Brown", 2006 [ soprano and piano ], from Six songs for voice and piano, poetry by Alexander Posey (1873-1908), no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
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