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by Robert Browning (1812 - 1889)

But give them me, the mouth, the eyes,...
Language: English 
But give them me, the mouth, the eyes, the brow!
Let them once more absorb me! One look now
Will lap me round forever, not to pass
Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond :
Hold me but safe again within the bond
Of one immortal look! All woe that was,
Forgotten, and all terror that may be,
Defied,--no past is mine, no future : look at me!

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First published in Royal Academy Catalogue, 1864

Text Authorship:

  • by Robert Browning (1812 - 1889), "Orpheus and Eurydice" [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 Johan Franco (1908 - 1988), "Orpheus and Eurydice", 1938 [ soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Henry Mollicone (b. 1946), "Eurydice to Orpheus", first performed 196-? [ soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ryan Wigglesworth (b. 1979), "Eurydice to Orpheus", 2009 [ soprano and orchestra ], from Augenlieder, no. 1, confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-02-27
Line count: 8
Word count: 67

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