by Saint Teresa of Ávila (1515 - 1582)
Translation by Arthur Symons (1865 - 1945)
Let mine eyes see thee, sweet Jesus of...
Language: English after the Spanish (Español)
Let mine eyes see thee, sweet Jesus of Nazareth, Let mine eyes see thee, and then see death. Let them see that can, Roses and Jessamine, Seeing thy face most fair, all blossom are therein. Flower of seraphin, sweet Jesus of Nazareth. Let mine eyes see thee, and then see death. Nothing I require, where my Jesus is; Anguish all desire, saving only this; All my help is his, He only succoureth. Let mine eyes see thee, and then see death.
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Text Authorship:
- by Arthur Symons (1865 - 1945), no title, appears in Poems of Arthur Symons, Volume 1, in From Santa Teresa, first published 1914 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Saint Teresa of Ávila (1515 - 1582) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Lennox Randal Francis Berkeley, Sir (1903 - 1989), "Let mine eyes see thee", published 1949 [ alto and string orchestra ], from Four Poems of St. Teresa of Avila, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Andreas Praefcke
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-29
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