by James Weldon Johnson (1871 - 1938)
Her eyes twin pools
Language: English
Her eyes, twin pools of mystic light, The blend of star-sheen and black night; O'er which, to sound their glamouring haze, A man might bend, and vainly gaze. Her eyes, twin pools so dark and deep, In which life's ancient mysteries sleep; Wherein, to seek the quested goal, A man might plunge, and lose his soul.
Text Authorship:
- by James Weldon Johnson (1871 - 1938), "Her eyes twin pools", from Fifty Years & Other Poems, first published 1917 [author's text not yet checked 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 Harry Thacker Burleigh (1866 - 1949), "Her eyes twin pools", published 1915 [ medium voice and piano ], from Passionale, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-06
Line count: 8
Word count: 56