by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892)
At the window Matches base text
Language: English
Vine, vine and eglantine, Clasp her window, trail and twine! Rose, rose and clematis, Trail and twine and clasp and kiss, Kiss, - kiss; and make her a bower All of flowers. And drop me a flower. Vine, vine and eglantine, Cannot a flower, - a flower be mine? Rose, rose and clematis, Drop me a flower, a flower to kiss, Kiss, - kiss - and out of her bower All of flowers, - a flower, - a flower Drop, - a flower.
Composition:
- Set to music by Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss, Sir (1891 - 1975), "At the window", c1925 [ voice and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892), appears in The Windows, or The Loves of the Wrens, no. 2, first published 1867, rev. 1871
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Researcher for this page: Ted Perry
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 76