by Arthur Symons (1865 - 1945)
In the Wood of Finvara
Language: English
I have grown tired of sorrow and human tears; Life is a dream in the night, a fear among fears, A naked runner lost in a storm of spears. I have grown tired of rapture and love's desire; Love is a flaming heart, and its flames aspire Till they cloud the soul in the smoke of a windy fire. I would wash the dust of the world in a soft green flood; Here between sea and sea, in the fairy wood, I have found a delicate, wave-green solitude. Here, in the fairy wood, between sea and sea, I have heard the song of a fairy bird in a tree, And the peace that is not in the world has flown to me.
Text Authorship:
- by Arthur Symons (1865 - 1945), "In the Wood of Finvara", appears in Images of Good and Evil, in In Ireland, first published 1899 [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 Harry Thacker Burleigh (1866 - 1949), "In the Wood of Finvara", published <<1940 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Henry Sang , "In the Wood of Finvara", c1937 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-07
Line count: 12
Word count: 122