by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852)
The Maid of Marlivale
Language: English
Where is the nymph whose azure eye Can shine tro' rapture's tears? The sun is sunk, the moon is high, and yet she comes not here. Oh, Maid of Marlivale! Was that her footstep on the hill, her voice upon the gale? No, 't was wind and all was still. Oh, Maid of Marlivale! Come to me, love, I've wander'd far; 't is past the promis'd hour! Come to me, love, the twilight star shall guide thee to my bow'r, oh, Maid of Marlivale.
Authorship:
- by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852) [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 John Andrew Stevenson (1761 - 1833), "The Maid of Marlivale", published [1805?] [ voice and piano ], Liverpool [England] : H. Hime [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2020-10-25
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Word count: 84