by Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849)
To Zante
Language: English
Fair isle, that from the fairest of all flowers, Thy gentlest of all gentle names dost take! How many memories of what radiant hours At sight of thee and thine at once awake! How many scenes of what departed bliss! How many thoughts of what entombed hopes! How many visions of a maiden that is No more- no more upon thy verdant slopes! No more! alas, that magical sad sound Transforming all! Thy charms shall please no more- Thy memory no more! Accursed ground Henceforth I hold thy flower-enameled shore, O hyacinthine isle! O purple Zante! "Isola d'oro! Fior di Levante!"
Text Authorship:
- by Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849), "To Zante", 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 Derek Healey (b. 1936), "To Zante", op. 123 no. 6 (2010) [ high voice and piano ], from Thy Distant Fire: an Edgar Allan Poe Songbook, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joseph Holbrooke (1878 - 1958), "To Zante", published 1908 [ 4 solo voices, chorus, and orchestra ], from Homage to E. A. Poe, dramatic choral symphony [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2007-09-29
Line count: 14
Word count: 101