by Stephen Collins Foster (1826 - 1864)
I see her still in my dreams
Language: English
While the flow'rs bloom in gladness and spring bird rejoice There's void in our household of one gentle voice. The form of a loved one hath passed from the light, But the sound of her footfall returns with the night; For I see her still in my dreams, I see her still in my dreams, Though her smiles have departed from the meadows and streams. I see her still in my dreams, I see her still in my dreams, Though her smiles have departed from the meadows and the streams. Though her voice once familiar hath gone from the day And her smiles from the sunlight have faded away, Though I wake to a scene now deserted and bleak, In my visions I find the lost form that I seek; For I see her still in my dreams, I see her still in my dreams, Though her smiles have departed from the meadows and streams. I see her still in my dreams, I see her still in my dreams, Though her smiles have departed form the meadows and the streams.
Authorship:
- by Stephen Collins Foster (1826 - 1864), "I see her still in my dreams" [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 Stephen Collins Foster (1826 - 1864), "I see her still in my dreams", published 1857. [voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
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