Van Morrion is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician. His live performances at their best have been heralded as "transcendental and inspired;" while some of his recordings, such as the Astral Weeks, Moondance, and the live album It's Too Late to Stop Now, are widely viewed as among the greatest albums ever made. Not since William Butler Yeats has such inspired and moderately sober words graced the lips of an Irishman. Here is some Morrison followed by some Yeats.
Love Poem / A Drinking Song by William Butler Yeats
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.
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