Will the red sun never set!?
Language: English
Will the red sun never set? Will the daylight never die? I am mad with a wild regret, There is blood in the angry sky. Mine errand is dark as the night! Oh bridegroom I bear thee a gift; Mine arm is strong and my steel is bright, And my dagger is sure and swift. Thou hast purchased thee a maid; But the maid shall ne’er be wife Till her lover in full be paid With thy life, poor fool, with thy life. Mine errand, etc.
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), "Will the red sun never set!?", published 1905 [ soprano, baritone, and piano ], from On Jhelum River : a Kashmir Love Song, no. 3, London : Boosey & Co. [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2024-01-07
Line count: 13
Word count: 86