To an Isle in the Water

Shy one, shy one, 
Shy one of my heart,
She moves in the firelight
Pensively apart.

She carries in the dishes,
And lays them in a row.
To an isle in the water
With her would I go.

She carries in the candles,
And lights the curtained room,
Shy in the doorway
And shy in the gloom. 

And shy as a rabbit,
Helpful and shy. 
To an isle in the water,
With her I would fly.

by William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) , "To an Isle in the Water", from The Wanderings of Oisin and Other Poems, published 1889

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Allan Blank (1925-) , "To an Isle in the Water" [medium voice and piano]
by (William) Havergal Brian (1876-1972) , "To an Isle in the Water", published <<1940.
by Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979) , "Shy one", 1912, published 1920. [voice and piano]
by Lee Hoiby (1926-) , "To an Isle in the Water", 1950. [voice and piano]
by Phoebe Wynn Johnson , "To an Isle in the Water", published 1921. [voice and piano]
by Christopher Kaye Le Fleming (1908-) , "To an Isle in the Water", published 1931. [mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano]
by (James) Albert Mallinson (1870-1946) , "To an Isle in the Water", published 1907. [soprano or tenor and piano]
by Ellen Mandel , "To an Isle in the Water"
by Eugene Weigel (1910-) , "To an Isle in the Water", published 1950 [SSA chorus a cappella], from Four songs for women's voices, no. ?
by Emerson Whithorne (1884-1958) , "Shy one", published <<1940.
by (James) Healey Willan (1880-1968) , "To an Isle in the Water", published 1926. [medium voice and piano]

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