Beloved! amid the earnest woes
That crowd around my earthly path --
(Drear path, alas! where grows
Not even one lonely rose) --
My soul at least a solace hath
In dreams of thee, and therein knows
An Eden of bland repose.
And thus thy memory is to me
Like some enchanted far-off isle
In some tumultuous sea --
Some ocean throbbing far and free
With storms -- but where meanwhile
Serenest skies continually
Just o'er that one bright island smile.
About the headline (FAQ)
Published by the Broadway Journal in 1845, first in the April issue, then cut down to four lines in the September 6 issue with the title "To Frances" (Frances S. Osgood). See also To M--.
Text Authorship:
- by Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849), "To F--", written 1845, first published 1845 [an adaptation] [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 Alfred Hiles Bergen , "Beloved", published 1911, Chicago, The Gamble Hinged Music Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Derek Healey (b. 1936), "To F:", op. 123 no. 3 (2010) [ high voice and piano ], from Thy Distant Fire: an Edgar Allan Poe Songbook, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Edward Royce (1886 - 1963), "Solace", published 1922, New York, Composers' Music Corporation [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942) , "Один прохожу я свой путь безутешный" ; composed by Vladimir Mitrofanovich Ivanov-Korsunsky.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Mallarmé) , "À F.", appears in Les Poèmes d'Edgar Poe, first published 1889
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-03-11
Line count: 14
Word count: 77
Bien-aimée parmi les maux pressants qui s'attroupent autour de mon sentier terrestre, -- morne sentier, hélas ! où ne croît pas même une rose solitaire, mon âme a du moins un soulas dans des rêves de toi, et y sait un Éden de chers repos. Ton souvenir est pour moi comme une île enchantée au loin dans une mer tumultueuse -- quelque océan vaste et libre, tressautant de tempêtes, -- mais où néanmoins les cieux les plus sereins sourient continuellement juste au-dessus de cette île brillante.
Text Authorship:
- by Stéphane Mallarmé (1842 - 1898), "À F.", appears in Les Poèmes d'Edgar Poe, first published 1889 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849), "To F--", written 1845, first published 1845 [an adaptation]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-03-11
Line count: 14
Word count: 82