by John Addington Symonds (1840 - 1893)
My turtle dove
Language: English
I found at daybreak yestermorn, close by the house where she was born, A tender turtle dove. Oha! Ohésahé! Ohé! She fluttered but she could not fly; I heard, but would not heed her cry. She had not learned to love. Oha! Ohésahé! Ohé. Now she is quiet on my breast, And from her new and living nest, She doth not seek to rove. Oha! Ohésahé! Oha!
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 Margaret Ruthven Lang (1867 - 1972), "My turtle dove", op. 19 no. 1, published 1894 [low voice and piano], from Five Norman Songs, no. 1, Leipzig, A. P. Schmidt [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Nich Roehler
This text was added to the website: 2012-05-19
Line count: 12
Word count: 67