Dreams (Strelezki, set by C. Ives) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


 When twilight comes with shadows drear,
 I dream of thee, of thee dear one;
 and grows my soul so dark and sad as shadows drear,
 They tell me not to grieve love, for thou wilt come,
 But oh! I can not tell why I fear their words are false:
 I dream of theee, I dream of thee, love! 
 And thou art near till I awake.

 When I look back, when I look back on happier days,
 my eyes are filled with tears;
 I see thee then in visions plain, so true, so full of love.
 But now I fear to ask them if thou art 'live;
 They tell me not to grieve love! 
 For thou wilt come at last:
 I dream of thee, I dream of thee, love!
 And thou art near till I awake.

Authorship

Anton Strelezki [pseudonym]

Based on

text

Baroness Porteous

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

Charles Edward Ives (1874-1954)

Sentimental Ballads

Date added to the website: 2003-10-20.

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