by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Her eyes
Language: English
Her eyes are like unfath'mable lakes, When brightly o'er them the morning radiance breaks, And yet the mariners had best beware, For many valiant hearts lie shipwreck'd there.
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954), "Her eyes", 1892? [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 4
Word count: 28