by Robert Smythe Hitchens (1864 - 1950)
Oh! beautiful moon with the ghostly face
Language: English
Oh! beautiful moon with the ghostly face, Oh! moon with the brows of snow, Rise up, rise up from your slumbering place, And draw from your eyes the veil, Lest my wayward heart should fail In the homage it fain would bestow -- Oh! beautiful moon with the ghostly face, Oh! moon with the brows of snow. Oh! beautiful mouth like a scarlet flow'r, Oh! mouth with the wild, soft breath, Kiss close, kiss close in the dream-stricken bow'r, And whisper away the world; Till the wayward wings are furled, And the shadow is lifted from death-- Oh! beautiful mouth like a scarlet flow'r, Oh! mouth with the wild, soft breath! Oh! beautiful soul with the outstretched hands, Oh! soul with the yearning eyes, Lie still, lie still in the fairy lands Where never a tear may fall; Where no voices ever call Any passion-act, strange or unwise-- Oh! beautiful soul with the outstretched hands, Oh! soul with the yearning eyes!
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Note: also see Oscar Wilde's Under the balcony.Text Authorship:
- by Robert Smythe Hitchens (1864 - 1950), no title, appears in The Green Carnation, p. 65, first published 1894 [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 Don L. Blosdale , "O beautiful moon", published 1954 [ SSATB chorus and piano ], note: text is attributed to Oscar Wilde [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-12-04
Line count: 24
Word count: 160