by William Ernest Henley (1849 - 1903)
To me at my fifth‑floor window
Language: English
To me at my fifth-floor window The chimney-pots in rows Are sets of pipes pandean For every wind that blows; And the smoke that whirls and eddies In a thousand times and keys Is really a visible music Set to my reveries. O monstrous pipes, melodious With fitful tune and dream, The clouds are your only audience, Her thought is your only theme!
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Authorship:
- by William Ernest Henley (1849 - 1903), no title, appears in A Book of Verses, first published 1888 [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 (James) Albert Mallinson (1870 - 1946), "To me at my fifth-floor window", published 1907. [soprano or tenor and piano] [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-12-10
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Word count: 63