by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Elegy V
Language: English
Ye Woods and ye Mountains unknown, Beneath whose Shadows I stray, To the Breast of my Charmer alone These sighs bid sweet Echo convey, Wherever he pensively leans By Fountain on Hill or in Grove; His heart will explain what she means Who sings both from Sorrow and Love. More soft than the Nightingale’s Song, O waft the sad Sound to his Ear, And say though divided so long, The Friend of his Bosom is near. Then tell him what Years of Delight, Then tell him what ages of Pain I felt while I liv’d in his Sight I feel ‘till I see him again.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 William Jackson (1730 - 1803), "Elegy V", op. 3 no. 6, published 1762 [ vocal trio for 2 tenors, bass and continuo ], from Elegies, no. 6, Confirmed with Elegies, composed by William Jackson of Exeter, London 1762. [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2023-03-29
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Word count: 105