1915
Her Eyes, Twin Pools
Composed by
Henry T. Burleigh
Henry T. Burleigh Text by
James Weldon Johnson
James Weldon Johnson Passionale Song Collection
"Her Eyes, Twin Pools" is the first song in Henry Burleigh's song cycle, Passionale, which sets the poetry of James Weldon Johnson.
Text
Her Eyes, Twin Pools
by James Weldon Johnson
Her eyes, twin pools of mystic light,
The blend of star-sheen and black night;
O’er which, to sound their glamouring haze,
A man might bend, and vainly gaze.
Her eyes, twin pools so dark and deep,
In which life’s ancient mysteries sleep;
Wherein, to seek the quested goal,
A man might plunge, and lose his soul.
Sheet Music
“Passionale”
H. T. Burleigh
1. Her Eyes, Twin Pools
2. Your Lips are Wine
3. Your Eyes So Deep
4. The Glory of the Day was in Her Face
2. Your Lips are Wine
3. Your Eyes So Deep
4. The Glory of the Day was in Her Face
<em>Passionale</em>
H. T. Burleigh
1. Her Eyes, Twin Pools
2. Your Lips are Wine
3. Your Eyes So Deep
4. The Glory of the Day was in Her Face
2. Your Lips are Wine
3. Your Eyes So Deep
4. The Glory of the Day was in Her Face
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