by George William Russell (1867 - 1935)
A dream
Language: English
I would I could weave in The colour, the wonder, The song I conceive in My heart while I ponder, And show how it came like The magi of old Whose chant was a flame like The dawn's voice of gold; Whose dreams followed near them A murmur of birds, And ear still could hear them Unchanted in words. In words I can only Reveal thee my heart, Oh, Light of the Lonely, The shining impart.
Note: these are the first stanzas of "The fountain of shadowy beauty"
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Text Authorship:
- by George William Russell (1867 - 1935), "A dream", appears in The Earth Breath and Other Poems, first published 1897 [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 Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "A dream", op. 31 (Seven Sets of Seven Songs, Set IV) no. 2 (1918) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-08-15
Line count: 16
Word count: 76