by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892)
O darling room
Language: English
O darling room, my heart's delight, Dear room, the apple of my sight, With thy two couches soft and white, There is no room so exquisite, No little room so warm and bright, Wherein to read, wherein to write. For I the Nonnenwerth have seen, And Oberwinter's vineyards green, Musical Lurlei; and between The hills to Bingen have I been, Bingen in Darmstadt, where the Rhene Curves towards Mentz, a woody scene. Yet never did there meet my sight, In any town, to left or right, A little room so exquisite, With two such couches soft and white; Not any room so warm and bright, Wherein to read, wherein to write.
Authorship:
- by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892), "O darling room", from Poems, first published 1832 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Gordon Ware Binkerd (1916 - 2003), "O darling room", published 1977 [medium voice and piano], also arranged by the composer for SATB a cappella [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-03
Line count: 18
Word count: 111