by George Meredith (1828 - 1909)
Violets
Language: English
Violets, shy violets! How many hearts with you compare! Who hide themselves in thickest green, And thence, unseen, Ravish the enraptured air With sweetness, dewy fresh and rare! Violets, shy violets! Human hearts to me shall be Viewless violets in the grass, And as I pass, Odours and sweet imagery Will wait on mine and gladden me!
Text Authorship:
- by George Meredith (1828 - 1909), "Violets", 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 Muriel Emily Herbert (1897 - 1984), "Violets", 1927, published 1927 [ voice and piano ], London: Elkin & Co. confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
- by (William Herbert) Mervyn Roberts (1906 - 1990), "Violets", published 1950 [ SATB chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-13
Line count: 12
Word count: 57