A Drinking Song
Wine comes in at the mouth
And love comes in at the eye;
That’s all we shall know for truth
Before we grow old and die.
I lift the glass to my mouth,
I look at you, and I sigh.
– W. B. Yeats (1865-1939)
Sung by John Diamond
Date of Composition: December 30, 2003
Commentary: One of Diamond’s several settings of Yeats. This delightful example, notable for its directness and the straightforwardness of its language, is from the 1916 Collection Responsibilities and Other Poems.