by Stephen Crane (1871 - 1900)
[IV]. The mirage
Language: English
There was, before me, Mile upon mile Of snow, ice, burning sand. And yet I could look beyond all this, To a place of infinite beauty; And I could see the loveliness of her Who walked in the shade of the trees. When I gazed, All was lost But this place of beauty and her. When I gazed, And in my gazing, desired, Then came again Mile upon mile, Of snow, ice, burning sand.
Text Authorship:
- by Stephen Crane (1871 - 1900), appears in The Black Riders and Other Lines, no. 21 [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 Joshua Alan Lindsay (b. 1988), "[IV]. The mirage", 2008-9, first performed 2009 [ tenor or high voice and piano ], from Of snow, ice, burning sand, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-09-17
Line count: 15
Word count: 75