by Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)
Does it all seem a dream, Harry? Ah!...
Language: English
Does it all seem a dream, Harry? Ah! What is not a dream? To me it is, in a fashion, a memory of music. I remember bright young faces, and grey misty quadrangles, Greek forms passing through Gothic cloisters, life playing among ruins, and, what I love best in the world, Poetry and Paradox dancing together!
About the headline (FAQ)
From a letter to Harry Marillier. Note: this is a prose text. Line breaks have been added arbitrarily.
Authorship:
- by Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), no title [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 Henry Muldrow (b. 1954), "Does it all seem a Dream?" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2023-06-20
Line count: 6
Word count: 56