by William Ernest Henley (1849 - 1903)

The Nightingale has a Lyre of Gold
 (Sung text for setting by A. Foote)
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Language: English 
The nightingale has a lyre of gold,
   The lark's is a clarion call,
And the blackbird plays but a boxwood flute,
   But I love him best of all.

For his song is all of the joy of life,
   And we in the mad, spring weather,
We two have listened till he sang
   Our hearts and lips together.

Composition:

    Set to music by Arthur Foote (1853 - 1937), "The Nightingale has a Lyre of Gold", op. 43 (Six songs) no. 1, published 1899, copyright © 1899 [ high voice and piano ], Boston, Schmidt

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