by Mary Ann Evans (1819 - 1880), as George Eliot
O bird, that used to press
Language: English
O bird, that used to press, Thy head against my cheek With touch that seem'd to speak, And ask a tender 'yes' - Ay de mi, my bird: Ay de mi, my bird, my bird - Ay de mi, my bird. O tender downy breast, And warmly beating heart, That beating seem'd a part Of me who gave it rest - Ay de mi, my bird: Ay de mi, my bird, my bird - Ay de mi, my bird.
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Text Authorship:
- by Mary Ann Evans (1819 - 1880), as George Eliot, appears in The Spanish Gypsy [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 Margaret Ruthven Lang (1867 - 1972), "Ay de mi from the "Spanish Gypsy"" [voice and piano] [ sung text verified 1 time]
- by Arthur Sullivan, Sir (1842 - 1900), "Ay De Mi", published 1874 [voice and piano], Metzler & Co. [ sung text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Nich Roehler
This text was added to the website: 2012-05-19
Line count: 14
Word count: 75