by Caroline Alice Elgar, née Roberts (1848 - 1920)
On the alm
Language: English
A mellow bell peals near, It has so sweet a sound; I know a maiden dear With voice as full and round. A sunlight alm shines clear, With clover blossoms sweet; There dwells my maiden dear And there my love I meet. There flying with no fear The swallows pass all day, And fast, my maiden dear, Sees chamois haste away. I cannot linger here, I cannot wait below; To seek my maiden dear, I, to the alm must go. The mountain's call I hear, And up the height I bound; I know my maiden dear Will mark my Juchhé sound. Rejoicing come I here My flaxen-haired sweet-heart; I love thee maiden dear, Nay! bid me not depart!
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Text Authorship:
- by Caroline Alice Elgar, née Roberts (1848 - 1920), "On the alm" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Edward Elgar, Sir (1857 - 1934), "On the alm", op. 27 no. 5, first performed 1896 [choral song with piano or orchestra], from From the Bavarian Highlands, no. 5. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Harold Ryan
This text was added to the website: 2009-07-05
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Word count: 118