by Nelle Richmond Eberhart (1871 - 1944)
Leave not this sea‑encircled isle
Language: English
Calypso, awful goddess, thus implored: "Leave not, O love, this sea-encircled isle; Leave not this grotto which our love has known, The cypressed vales where Zephyrus awhile Blows from the river reeds love's dulcet tone. "Am I not fairer, I a goddess born, Than mortal dame, however fair she be? Am I not mighty, shall I bear thy scorn Or yield thy lips to fond Penelope Who spins her foolish web in Ithaca, forlorn And weeping for the love of thee? "Leave not, O love, this garden of our bliss! I bind thee with a spell, my love, my kiss!"
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Charles Wakefield Cadman (1881 - 1946), "Leave not this sea-encircled isle", subtitle: "Calypso's song", op. 50 no. 2, published 1911 [voice and piano], from Three Songs to Odysseus, no. 2, available from Recital Publications, reprinted 1995 [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2010-11-02
Line count: 13
Word count: 101