by Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809 - 1894)
Kiss mine eyelids, beauteous Morn
Language: English
Kiss mine eyelids, beauteous Morn, Blushing into life new-born! Lend me violets for my hair, And thy russet robe to wear, And thy ring of rosiest hue Set in drops of diamond dew! Kiss my cheek, thou noontide ray, From my Love so far away! Let thy splendor streaming down Turn its pallid lilies brown, Till its darkening shades reveal Where his passion pressed its seal! Kiss my lips, thou Lord of light, Kiss my lips a soft good-night! Westward sinks thy golden car; Leave me but the evening star, And my solace that shall be, Borrowing all its light from thee!
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Authorship:
- by Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809 - 1894), "Fantasia", subtitle: "The young girl's poem" [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 Clara Kathleen Rogers (1844 - 1931), "Kiss mine eyelids, lovely morn", op. 17, published 1890 [voice, piano, and violin obbligato], Boston : Arthur P. Schmidt and Co. [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-07-14
Line count: 18
Word count: 102