Jhelum boat song
Language: English
Swiftly the light shikara From sunny Bijbehara With sweet fruit freighted To the silent city glides; Through maze of lotus The lacquered paddle glides Swiftly the light shikara From sunny Bijbehara, Ah, Jhelum River. Cutting the cool green rushes, Robbing the wild rose bushes, Beating the branches of the weighted walnut trees; Clipping the silver willows that ramble in the breeze, Cutting the cool green rushes, Robbing the wild rose bushes, Ah, Jhelum River. But hark! ’tis the hum of the city! Ah! would I might linger yet, A journey, alas, lies before me, Dear love, thou wilt not forget?
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Amy Woodforde-Finden (1860 - 1919), "Jhelum boat song", published 1905 [ soprano, baritone, and piano ], from On Jhelum River : a Kashmir Love Song, no. 1, London : Boosey & Co. [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2024-01-07
Line count: 20
Word count: 100