by Isa Craig (1831 - 1903)
Song
Language: English
Tell me maiden -- maiden dear! Tell me what is love? In thy brown eyes shining clear: On thy lips, O maiden dear, Can I see it move? It is two hearts, two hearts true, Two hearts with one beat: Two souls shining, sighing through Lips and eyes of morning dew, With one wish between the two, And that wish to meet.
Confirmed with Isa Craig, Duchess Agnes, London : Alexander Strahan, 1864, p.134
Text Authorship:
- by Isa Craig (1831 - 1903), "Song", appears in Duchess Agnes etc., in Songs and Sketches, London : Alexander Strahan, first published 1864 [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 A. J. H. , "Song", published 1876-1898 [ voice and piano ], from Ten songs, no. 8, London : Novello, Ewer; reprinted in Women composers: from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1998 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-10-22
Line count: 11
Word count: 61