by George William Russell (1867 - 1935)
Mistrust
Language: English
You look at me with wan, bright eyes When in the deeper world I stray: You fear some hidden ambush lies In wait to call me, "Come away." What if I see behind the veil Your starry self beseeching me, Or at its stern command grow pale, "Let her be free, let her be free"?
Text Authorship:
- by George William Russell (1867 - 1935), "Mistrust", appears in Collected Poems, first published 1913 [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 Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "Mistrust", op. 29 (Seven Sets of Seven Songs, Set II) no. 1 (1918) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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Word count: 55