by Max Forrester Eastman (1883 - 1969)
Hours
Language: English
Hours when I love you, are like tranquil pools, The liquid jewels of the forest, where The hunted runner dips his hand, and cools His fevered ankles, and the ferny air Comes blowing softly on his heaving breast, Hinting the sacred mystery of rest.
Text Authorship:
- by Max Forrester Eastman (1883 - 1969), appears in Colors of Life, first published 1918 [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Hours", 2011 [medium voice or low voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-12-28
Line count: 6
Word count: 44