by Charles Hanson Towne (1877 - 1949)
Within the sphinx's solemn shade
Language: English
Within the Sphinx’s solemn shade In Pharaoh’s golden prime, I fold you to my breast, dear heart, And live Love’s glowing rhyme. And Grief and Death are naught to us, And naught to us is Time. I know the wonder of your eyes, The glory of your hair – That perfumed darkness on your brow, My joy and my despair. Our love is one long ecstasy, One glorious, white prayer.
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Amy Woodforde-Finden (1860 - 1919), "Within the sphinx's solemn shade", published 1910 [ high voice and piano ], from A Dream of Egypt, no. 2, London : Boosey & Co. [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2024-01-07
Line count: 12
Word count: 70