by Walter De la Mare (1873 - 1956)
Invocation
Language: English
The burning fire shakes in the night, On high her silver candles gleam, With far-flung arms enflamed with light, The trees are lost in dream. Come in thy beauty! 'tis my love, Lost in far-wandering desire, Hath in the darkling deep above Set stars and kindled fire.
Text Authorship:
- by Walter De la Mare (1873 - 1956), "Invocation", appears in Motley and Other Poems, first published 1918 [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 Reginald Osborne , "Invocation", published 1968 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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Line count: 8
Word count: 47