by Mary Ann Evans (1819 - 1880), as George Eliot

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.

Composition:

    Set to music by Arthur Sullivan, Sir (1842 - 1900), "Ay De Mi", published 1874 [ voice and piano ], Metzler & Co.

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Researcher for this page: Nich Roehler

This text was added to the website: 2012-05-19
Line count: 14
Word count: 75