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by Margaret Wade Campbell Deland (1857 - 1945)

The mignonette
Language: English 
A dame of high degree
Is she, is she,
The gentle Migninette,
And at her side,
In honest pride,
Stands my sweet Bouncing Bet.
Her kerchief folded neat,
And sweet,
Her bodice rosy-red,
My heart she holds,
In its soft folds,
And yet--we do not wed!

For once I raised mine eye
Too high I loved fair Mignonette!
She never knew,
She thought me true
To humble Bouncing Bet.
Sweet hopeless Love, if wise
Soon dies
And "here's a maid," I said,
"She's lovely fair,
And waits, I swear"
And yet I do not wed!

Text Authorship:

  • by Margaret Wade Campbell Deland (1857 - 1945) [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 Edward Alexander MacDowell (1860 - 1908), "The mignonette", op. 26 (From an old garden (six songs)) no. 6, published c1899 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2018-07-30
Line count: 23
Word count: 95

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