by Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849)
To the River ‑‑‑‑
Language: English
Fair river! in thy bright, clear flow Of crystal, wandering water, Thou art an emblem of the glow Of beauty -- the unhidden heart -- The playful maziness of art In old Alberto's daughter; But when within thy wave she looks -- Which glistens then, and trembles- Why, then, the prettiest of brooks Her worshipper resembles; For in his heart, as in thy stream, Her image deeply lies -- His heart which trembles at the beam Of her soul-searching eyes.
Text Authorship:
- by Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849), "To the river", appears in The Raven and Other Poems, first published 1845 [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 Creighton Allen (1900 - 1969), "To the River ----", published 1928 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Elliott Griffis (1893 - 1967), "To the River ----", published 1937 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Derek Healey (b. 1936), "To the River", op. 123 no. 5 (2010) [ high voice and piano ], from Thy Distant Fire: an Edgar Allan Poe Songbook, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bertram Shapleigh (1871 - 1940), "To the River ----", op. 41 (Fünf Lieder) no. 5, published 1901 [ voice and piano ], also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Stéphane Mallarmé (1842 - 1898) , "À la rivière", appears in Les Poèmes d'Edgar Poe, first published 1889 ; composed by Albert Huybrechts.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Franz Hermann Schneider (1860 - 1930) ; composed by Bertram Shapleigh.
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This text was added to the website: 2007-09-29
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Word count: 76