Mark yonder pomp of costly fashion
Language: English
Mark yonder pomp of costly fashion, Round the wealthy titled bride: But when compar'd with real passion, Poor is all that princely pride. What are the showy treasures? What are the noisy pleasures? The gay, gaudy glare of vanity and art: The polish'd jekel's blaze, May draw the wond'ring gaze, And courtly grandeur bright The fancy may delight, But never, never can come near the heart. But, did you see my dearest Phillis In simplicity's array, Lovely as yon sweet opening flowers is, Shrinking from the gaze of day: O then the heart alarming, And all resistless charming, In love's delightful fetters She chains the willing soul! Ambition would disown The world's imperial crown, Ev'n av'rice would deny His worshipp'd deity, And feel thro'every vein love's raptures roll.
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 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), "Mark yonder pomp of costly fashion", WoO 158c no. 3 (1820), from Six Songs of various Nationalities, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2006-10-04
Line count: 25
Word count: 128