by Walter De la Mare (1873 - 1956)
Two Gardens
Language: English
Two Gardens see! this of enchanted flowers, Strange to the eye, and more than earthly sweet; Small rivulets running, song re-echoing bowers: And green walled pathways which, ere parting, meet; And there a lion like sun in heaven's delight Breathes plenitude from day spring to the night. The other: walls obscure and chases of trees, Ilex and yew, and dream-enticing dark, Hid pools, moths, creeping odours, silentness, Luna its deity, and its watchword, Hark! Hark A still and starry mystery, wherein move Phantoms of ageless wonder and of love. Two gardens for two children in one mind: But ah, how seldom open now their gates I find!
Text Authorship:
- by Walter De la Mare (1873 - 1956) [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 Betty Roe (b. 1930), "Two Gardens", published 1993 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-10-15
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Word count: 107