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by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod

My robe is of green
Language: English 
My robe is of green,
My crown is of stars -- 
The grass is the green
And the daisies the stars:
O'er lochan and streamlet
My breath moveth sweet ...
Bonnie blue lochans,
Hillwaters fleet.

The song in my heart
Is the song of the birds,
And the wind in my heart
Is the lowing of herds:
The light in my eyes,
And the breath of my mouth,
Are the clouds of spring-skies
And the sound of the South.
(The Airs of Spring)
Grass-green from thy mouth
The sweet sound of the South!

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Author's note: The Bandruidh -- lit. the Druidess, i. e. the Sorceress: poetically, the Green Lady, i.e. Spring.

Text Authorship:

  • by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod, "The Bandruidh", appears in From the Hills of Dream, first published 1896 [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 Phyllis Campbell (1891 - 1974), "The Bandruidh", subtitle: "The Green Lady or Spring", copyright © 2018 [ voice and piano ], Wirripang Pty Ltd [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Helen Hopekirk (1856 - 1945), "The Bandruidh", published 1904 [ voice and piano ], from Five Songs [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Colin Moncrieff Campbell Taylor (1881 - 1973), "The Green Lady", published <<1940 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Nora F. Wood , "The Bandruidh", published <<1940 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-08-17
Line count: 19
Word count: 91

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