by Arthur Symons (1865 - 1945)
The opium‑smoker
Language: English
I am engulfed, and drown deliciously Soft music like a perfume, and sweet light Golden with audible odours exquisite Swathe me with cerements for eternity Time is no more, I pause and yet I flee A million ages wrap me round with night. I drain a million ages of delight I hold the future in my memory.
Text Authorship:
- by Arthur Symons (1865 - 1945), "The opium-smoker", appears in Days and Nights, first published 1889 [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 Louis Campbell-Tipton (1877 - 1921), "The opium-smoker", 1907. [voice and piano] [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-07
Line count: 8
Word count: 57