Liza Lehmann Album

by Liza Lehmann (1862 - 1918)

1. If thou wilt be the falling dew

Language: English 
If thou wilt be the falling dew
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2. Soul's blossom  [sung text not yet checked]

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Thou half-unfolded flower
With fragrance-laden heart,
What is the secret power
That doth thy petals part?
What gave thee most thy hue—
The sunshine or the dew?

Thou wonder-wakened soul!
As Dawn doth steal on Night,
On thee soft Love hath stole.
Thine eye, that blooms with light,
What makes its charm so new—
Its sunshine, or its dew?

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3. Long ago in Egypt

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Long ago in Egypt
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4. The Clock

Language: English 
Little child, with the golden head
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5. Tell me, where is fancy bred  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English 
Tell me where is Fancy bred,
Or in the heart, or in the head?
How begot, how nourishèd?
Reply, reply.

It is engender'd in the eyes,
With gazing fed; and Fancy dies
In the cradle where it lies.
Let us all ring Fancy's knell:
I'll begin it, - Ding, dong, bell.

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Victor Hugo)
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Dimmi dove nasce amore", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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6. The Rose Gardener

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The rose root takes earth's kisses for its meat
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7. The Billet Doux
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She was a simple country maid,
When William, on a brief vacation,
More pleasantly the time to pass
Essayed flirtation.
And as they strolled in twilight dim,
And near the time of parting drew,
He asked her if she'd like from him
A billet doux?

Of French the simple maid knew naught,
But, deeming it was something nice,
On to a meaning quickly caught
And in a trice
Upwards she turned her dainty head,
Her pretty lips together drew
For purpose plain and coyly said
"Yes, Billy, do!"

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Total word count: 197