by Henry Newbolt, Sir (1862 - 1938)
Song of the children in Paladore
Language: English
To Aladore, to Aladore, Who goes the pilgrim way? Who goes with us to Aladore Before the dawn of day? O if we go the pilgrim way Tell us, tell us true, How do they make their pilgrimage That walk the way with you? O you must make your pilgrimage By noonday and by night, By seven years of the hard, hard road And an hour of starry light. O if we go by the hard, hard road Tell us, tell us true, What shall they find in Aladore That walk the way with you? You shall find dreams in Aladore All that ever were known: And you shall dream in Aladore The dreams that were your own. O then, O then to Aladore, We'll go the pilgrim way, To Aladore, to Aladore, Before the dawn of day.
Authorship:
- by Henry Newbolt, Sir (1862 - 1938), "Song of the children in Paladore", appears in Poems: New and Old, first published 1919 [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 Granville Ransome Bantock, Sir (1868 - 1946), "Song of the children in Paladore", published 1929. [SA chorus and piano] [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-12-07
Line count: 24
Word count: 138