by Alfred Hayes (1857 - 1936)
The white queen
Language: English
High on her woodland throne The beautiful White Queen ! White clouds over her blown ; White may-blossom flown To her gentle lap, in a bower Of tender hawthorn green. But whiter than cloud or flower Her brow, and the quiet sheen Of her maiden soul, and the power Of her beauty pure and serene.
Text Authorship:
- by Alfred Hayes (1857 - 1936), "The white queen", appears in The Vale of Arden, first published 1897 [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), "The white queen", 1919, published 1919, orchestrated 1920 [voice and piano], from The Vale of Arden, no. 2. [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-02-19
Line count: 10
Word count: 53