by George Meredith (1828 - 1909)
Thou to me art such a spring
Language: English
Thou to me art such a spring As the Arab seeks at eve, Thirsty from the shining sands; There to bathe his face and hands, While the sun is taking leave, And dewy sleep is a delicious thing. Thou to me art such a dream As he dreams upon the grass, While the bubbling coolness near Makes sweet music in his ear; And the stars that slowly pass In solitary grandeur o'er him gleam. Thou to me art such a dawn As the dawn whose ruddy kiss Wakes him to his darling steed; And again the desert speed, And again the desert bliss, Lightens thro' his veins, and he is gone!
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Authorship:
- by George Meredith (1828 - 1909), "Song", appears in Poems, first published 1851 [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 Elizabeth Maconchy (1907 - 1994), "The Arab", c1935. [voice and piano] [text not verified]
- by (William Herbert) Mervyn Roberts (1906 - 1990), "Thou to me art such a spring", published 1951. [SATB chorus a cappella] [text not verified]
- by David Vaughan Thomas (1873 - 1934), "Thou to me art such a spring", 1922 [voice and piano], from Five Meredith Songs [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-13
Line count: 18
Word count: 111