by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
The lady and the pilgrim
Language: English
"Whither so fast, Oh! Lady fair ? Chill is the blast, The dew gems thine hair." "I haste thro' the night To St. Mary's shrine, While the tapers burn bright, And vestal lamps shine; Check not my stay, I may delay — Away! — away!" "Lady! that cheek Blushes of love! The SAINT whom you seek Waits in the grove! saw his dark eye As I pass'd on my way ; heard his fond sigh At the Maiden's delay! Thus Love doth say Youth will decay — Away! — away!" "Father! forgive The falsehood so bold! And thy shrine while I live Shall never lack gold!" From his tresses so bright The Palmer's hood thrown Fair EDITH's true knight In the Pilgrim is known! Joy laughs in his eye! Love breathes in his sigh! His sigh! his sigh!
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Mrs. Cornwell Baron-Wilson (1797 - 1846), as Mrs. C. B. Wilson, "The lady and the pilgrim", published 1831 [ voice and piano ], London : R. Ackermann [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2025-07-20
Line count: 32
Word count: 136