The wishing stream
Language: English
Fair stream, whose arms from snow above About the mountains twine, Would that the arms of one I love, Were clasped as close as thine. For as thy ripples, crest on crest, Print kisses on thy shore, So would I clasp her to my breast, And kiss her o'er and o'er.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by George Whitefield Chadwick (1854 - 1931), "The wishing stream", published 1902 [voice and piano], from Six Songs, no. 6. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2011-07-16
Line count: 8
Word count: 51