Scan 60

Songs of my violin, 1901

24 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.

1One of these she sends as a gift for thee;

2A golden, sunbeam-woven 'E'!'

3The mermaid sang, and merged into the sea.

4The youth, awaking from his reverie,

5Smiled sadly, like the loser of a dream.

6Then from his rebec shot a sudden gleam,

7A gleam intensely pure, divinely bright;

8Such as the Grail darts on the trepid sight.

9And looking down amazed from where it sprung,

10He saw a fourth string on his rebec strung;

11A long, fine filament of fulgent gold

12That unseen hands had noiselessly unrolled.

13He seized his bow, still strangely marvelling,

14To play his joy upon the golden string.

15Oh! how it throbbed and thrilled!

16How it laughed and trilled!

17Like a lark it seemed to the other strings,

18Like a lark that soars with its song, and sings

19Nearer the morning sun,

20Till the song is done,

21And it floats to earth on quiescent wings.

22Ever nearer the bridge the fingers strayed,

23Ever nearer the sky the soul was swayed,

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