by Khalil Gibran (1883 - 1931)
Love is a Magic Ray
Language: English
Love is a magic ray, Emitting from the depths of the compassionate soul. It illuminates the surrounding earth, Helping us perceive the world, As a train running through green meadows, And ponder life as a beautiful, vivid dream Between one awakening and another.
Text Authorship:
- by Khalil Gibran (1883 - 1931) [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 Justin Lépany (b. 1980), "Love is a Magic Ray", 2025 [ women's chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Sheila Silver (b. 1946), "Love is a Magic Ray", first performed 2015 [ soprano and piano ], from Three Songs for Diane Kalish; in memoriam, no. 3
Publisher: Sheila Silver [external link]
Publisher: Sheila Silver [external link] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-02-13
Line count: 7
Word count: 43