by Stephen Collins Foster (1826 - 1864)
Virginia Belle
Language: English
Fairer than the golden morning, Gentle as the tongue can tell, Was our little laughing darling, Sweet Virginia Belle. Chorus: Bright Virginia Belle! Our dear Virginia Belle! She bereft us When she left us, Sweet Virginia Belle! How we used to roam together O'er the mountain, through the dell, In the smiles of springtime weather, Sweet Virginia Belle! She was lithe as any fairy, Winning hearts with fairy spell, Tripping with a footstep airy, Sweet Virginia Belle! While her life was in its morning Came a sad and solemn knell, She was taken without warning, Sweet Virginia Belle!
Authorship:
- by Stephen Collins Foster (1826 - 1864), "Virginia Belle" [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 Stephen Collins Foster (1826 - 1864), "Virginia Belle", published 1860. [voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2015-12-26
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