O, like a queen's her happy tread, And like a queen's her golden head! But O, at last, when all is said, Her woman's heart for me! We wandered where the river gleamed 'Neath oaks that mused and pines that dreamed, A wild thing of the woods she seemed, So proud, and pure, and free! All heaven drew nigh to hear her sing, When from her lips her soul took wing; The oaks forgot their pondering, The pines their reverie. And O, her happy, queenly tread, And O, her queenly golden head! But O, her heart, when all is said, Her woman's heart for me!
Two Poems by W. Watson , opus 16
by Percy Lee Atherton (1871 - 1944)
1. Like a Queen [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by William Watson, Sir (1858 - 1935), "Song", appears in The Father of the Forest and Other Poems, first published 1895
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2. When birds were songless on the bough [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
When birds were songless on the bough I heard thee sing. The world was full of winter, thou Wert full of spring. To-day the world's heart feels anew The vernal thrill, And thine beneath the rueful yew Is wintry chill.
Text Authorship:
- by William Watson, Sir (1858 - 1935), "When birds were songless", appears in Wordsworth's Grave and Other Poems, first published 1891, rev. 1905
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