Dainty little maiden, whither would you wander? Whither from this pretty home, the home where mother dwells? "Far and far away," said the dainty little maiden, "All among the gardens, auriculas, anemones, Roses and lilies and Canterbury-bells." Dainty little maiden, whither would you wander? Whither from this pretty house, this city-house of ours? "Far and far away," said the dainty little maiden, "All among the meadows, the clover and the clematis, Daisies and kingcups and honeysuckle-flowers."
Two Songs
Song Cycle by David De Lloyd (1883 - 1948)
?. Dainty little maiden  [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Authorship:
- by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892), "The city child", appears in Child-Songs, first published 1880
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First published without a title in St. Nicholas, February 1880 as one of the "Child Songs", revised 1884
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?. Eneth fechan annwyl
Language: Welsh (Cymraeg)
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Authorship:
- Singable translation by T. H. Parry-Williams
Based on:
- a text in English by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892), "The city child", appears in Child-Songs, first published 1880
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