The sun, with his great eye, Sees not so much as I ; And the moon, all silver, proud, Might as well be in a cloud. And the spring -- the spring ! I lead the life of a king ! Couch'd in the teeming grass, I spy each pretty lass. I look where no one dares, And I stare where no one stares, And when the night is nigh, Lambs bleat my lullaby.
Three songs , opus 11
by Kurt Schindler (1882 - 1935)
1. The daisy's song  [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Authorship:
- by John Keats (1795 - 1821), "Daisy's song", appears in Life, Letters, and Literary Remains, of John Keats, in Extracts from an Opera, first published 1848
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]2. Faery song  [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Shed no tear! oh, shed no tear! The flower will bloom another year. Weep no more! oh, weep no more! Young buds sleep in the root's white core. Dry your eyes! oh, dry your eyes! For I was taught in Paradise To ease my breast of melodies, -- Shed no tear. Overhead! look overhead! 'Mong the blossoms white and red -- Look up, look up! I flutter now On this fresh pomegranate bough. See me! 'tis this silvery bill Ever cures the good man's ill. Shed no tear! oh, shed no tear! The flower will bloom another year. Adieu, adieu -- I fly -- adieu! I vanish in the heaven's blue, -- Adieu, adieu!
Authorship:
- by John Keats (1795 - 1821), "The faery bird's song"
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First published in Plymouth and Devonport Weekly Journal, October 1838.Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
3. Adoration  [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Asleep! O sleep a little while, white pearl! And let me kneel, and let me pray to thee, And let me call Heaven's blessing on thine eyes, And let me breathe into the happy air That doth enfold and touch thee all about, Vows of my slavery, my giving up, My sudden adoration, my great love!
Authorship:
- by John Keats (1795 - 1821), "Asleep! O sleep a little while, white pearl!", appears in Life, Letters, and Literary Remains, of John Keats, in Extracts from an Opera, first published 1848
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Confirmed with Keats, John. Poetical Works. London: Macmillan, 1884; Bartleby.com, 1999. http://www.bartleby.com/126/54.html
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