I Arise From Dreams of Thee

by

William Copper

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By the composer of Lovelife Dances

A cappella setting of the languid romantic poem by Shelley.

I Arise From Dreams of Thee

I arise from dreams of thee
In the first sweet sleep of night 
When the winds are breathing low
And the stars are shining bright.

I arise from dreams of thee 
And a spirit in my feet
Has led me -- who knows how? --
To thy chamber window, sweet. 

The wandering airs, they faint
On the dark, the silent stream,
The champak odors fall 
Like sweet thoughts in a dream.

The nightingales complaint,
It dies upon her breast,
As I must die on thine,
Oh, beloved as thou art. 

Oh, lift me from the grass!
I die, I faint, I fail! 
Let thy love in kisses rain
On my lips and eye-lids pale;

My cheek is cold and white, alas,
My heart beats loud and fast.
Oh press it close to thine again
Where it will break at last. 

        Percy Bysshe Shelley

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