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by Andrew Erskine of Kellie (aka Captain Erskine / Dash) (c1740 - 1793)

Highland Air. The lone vale
Language: English 
How sweet this lone vale,
and how soothing to feeling
Yon nightingale's notes,
which in melody melt!
Oblivion of woe o'er
my mind gently stealing, --
A pause from keen anguish
a moment is felt.
 
The moon's yellow light
on the still lake is sleeping;
Ah! near yon sad spot Mary
sleeps in her tomb!
Again the heart swells,
the eye flows with weeping;
And the sweets of the vale
are all cover'd with gloom.

Text Authorship:

  • by Andrew Erskine of Kellie (aka Captain Erskine / Dash) (c1740 - 1793) [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 (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "Highland Air. The lone vale", Hob. XXXIa:175, JHW. XXXII/3 no. 245. [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2009-08-12
Line count: 16
Word count: 74

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