by Georgia Douglas Johnson (1880 - 1966)
Lost Illusions
Language: English
Oh, for the veils of my far away youth, Shielding my heart from the blaze of the truth, Why did I stray from their shelter and grow Into the sadness that follows—to know! Impotent atom with desolate gaze Threading the tumult of hazardous ways— Oh, for the veils, for the veils of my youth Veils that hung low o’er the blaze of the truth!
Text Authorship:
- by Georgia Douglas Johnson (1880 - 1966), copyright status unknown [author's text not yet checked 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 Jeremiah Evans , "Lost Illusions" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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