by George William Russell (1867 - 1935)
Alien
Language: English
Dark glowed the vales of amethyst Beneath an opal shroud: The moon bud opened through the mist Its white-fire leaves of cloud. Through rapt at gaze with eyes of light Looked forth the seraph seers, The vast and wandering dream of night Rolled on above our tears.
Authorship:
- by George William Russell (1867 - 1935), "Alien", appears in The Earth Breath and Other Poems, first published 1897 [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), "Alien", op. 28 (Seven Sets of Seven Songs, Set I) no. 5, published 1923 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-05-06
Line count: 8
Word count: 47