by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
The banks of the Yarrow
Language: English
While the moonbeams all bright give a lustre to night, I'll weep on his dwelling so narrow, And high o'er is grave, the willow trees wave, Who died on the banks of the Yarrow. 'Twas under this shade, hand in hand as we stray'd, he fell by the flight of an arrow, And fast from the wound his blood stain'd the ground, Who died on the banks of the Yarrow.
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 John Wall Callcott (1766 - 1821), "The banks of the Yarrow" [vocal trio], glee [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2014-04-06
Line count: 8
Word count: 70