by Marguerite Radclyffe-Hall (1880 - 1943)
This is the island of gardens
Language: English
This is the island of gardens, Filled with a marvelous fragrance, O! the pale scent of the jasmine! O! the delicious mimosa! Beating soft pinions together, Cometh a wind from the mountains; Why wouldst thou leave us, O small wind? Rest thee awhile ‘mid the laurels. Even as thou, have I wandered Over the earth and the ocean, Pondering many things deeply, Now I lie down in the sunshine.
Authorship:
- by Marguerite Radclyffe-Hall (1880 - 1943) [author's text not yet checked 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 Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875 - 1912), "This is the island of gardens", published 1911 [voice and piano], from Songs of Sun and Shade, no. 5, Boosey & Co. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2015-10-07
Line count: 12
Word count: 69