by
William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod
Thy dark eyes to mine
Language: English
Thy dark eyes to mine, Eilidh,
Lamps of desire!
O how my soul leaps
Leaps to their fire!
Sure, now, if I in heaven,
Dreaming in bliss,
Heard but [a]1 whisper,
But the lost echo even
Of [one such]2 kiss --
All of the Soul of me
Would leap afar --
If that called me to thee
Aye, I would leap afar
A falling star!
Available sung texts: (what is this?)
• A. Bax View original text (without footnotes)
1 Bax: "the"
2 Bax: "such a"
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 Arnold Edward Trevor Bax, Sir (1883 - 1953), "Thy dark eyes to mine", published 1906 [ baritone and piano ], from A Celtic Song-Cycle, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by H. Grant Fletcher (b. 1913), "Thy dark eyes to mine" [ tenor and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884 - 1920), "Thy dark eyes to mine", op. 11 no. 2, A. 58 (1918), published 1919 [ high voice and piano or orchestra ], from Three Poems of Fiona Macleod, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "Thy dark eyes to mine", op. 77 (Six Sets of Five Songs Each for Voice and Pianoforte, Set VI) no. 4 (1927) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Helen Hopekirk (1856 - 1945), "Thy dark eyes to mine", published 1904 [ voice and piano ], from Five Songs [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Tes yeux sombres vers les miens", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 14
Word count: 65
Tes yeux sombres vers les miens
Language: French (Français) after the English
Tes yeux sombres vers les miens, Eidlidh,
Lampes de désir !
Ô comme mon âme saute
Saute à leur feu !
Sûrement, maintenant, si au ciel,
Rêvant dans la brume,
J'entendais seulement un murmure,
Seulement l'écho perdu,
Même d'un tel baiser,
Toute mon âme
Sauterait au loin,
Si cela m'appelait vers toi,
Ah, je sauterais au loin
Comme une étoile qui tombe.
Text Authorship:
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Line count: 14
Word count: 60
