by William Thomas Saward (1861 - 1937)
Love's dream
Language: English
When evening hushed in beauty lies At the feet of the gathering night, Bend on me then thy love-deep eyes Like rays from the starry height, And as the bosom of the lake Reflects each treasured beam, So shall my yearning soul awake To the angel of my dream. There is an hour when lover's dreams Portray a theme so fair, And in that transient hour it seems Thou shouldst in truth be there. For all my soul remembers thee Not in the sullen day, But when the stars shine silently I pine for thee away.
Authorship:
- by William Thomas Saward (1861 - 1937) [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 Roger Ascham (1864 - 1934), "Love's dream", op. 22 (Twelve Songs with Pianoforte Accompaniment) no. 11 (1882-1899), published c1910 [ voice and piano ], London, Charles Vincent [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2020-12-25
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