Aspiration
Language: English
The eaglet soars toward the sun, and knows no fear Though cruel fate the life awaits that ventures near So to approach thy radiance bright my heart doth pine Content to die can it but lie close to thine.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Florence Aylward (1862 - 1950), "Aspiration", published 1905 [voice, violin, piano, organ and harmonium], London : Chappell & Co. Ltd. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2015-04-14
Line count: 4
Word count: 39