by George Meredith (1828 - 1909)
Blue is the sky, blue is thine eye
Language: English
Blue is the sky, blue is thine eye, Which shall I call Heaven? Star is there, and soul is here, Tell me which is Heaven? I cannot know unless thou say, So kin are both in orb and ray, So full of heavenly feature ; The fall of dews, the flush of hues, The tenderness of softened views, Lovely alike by night or day, And both of heavenly nature. Blue is the sky, blue is thine eye, Both would image Heaven! Light is there, and love is here, Each the child of Heaven! Oh! might it be, and may it be, That I who worship Heaven in thee, May so fulfil thy mission, That light and love from Heaven above, And star and soul, my bridal dove, May blend and open Heaven to me. Thro' thy celestial vision!
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Text Authorship:
- by George Meredith (1828 - 1909), "Blue is the sky" [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 Frank Lewis Moir (1852 - ?), "Blue is the sky, blue is thine eye", published <<1940. [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-13
Line count: 22
Word count: 137