by Edward Ball (1793 - 1873), as Edward Fitzball
I'm a merry Zingara
Language: English
I'm a merry merry Zingara From a golden clime I come Yes a merry merry Zingara From a golden clime I come My passport is my light guitar Where so e'er my footsteps roam. I sing of love at castle gate And happy fortunes tell I read in the stars the coming fate, Of Bachelor and Bell Trala la la, ha! Where e'er I call I've a smile for all The merry merry Zingara has a smile for all from my fatherland I'm far away And my couch is in some bow'r Where calm I sleep till dawn of day My pillow the wild wild flow'r By twilight grey at cottage door When lover, when lovers I surprise I tell how two young hearts adore And read it in their eyes Trala la la, ha!
Text Authorship:
- by Edward Ball (1793 - 1873), as Edward Fitzball [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 Michael William Balfe (1808 - 1870), "I'm a merry Zingara" [ voice and piano ], confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2023-11-28
Line count: 22
Word count: 135