The Riddle Song Matches base text
Language: English
I will give my love an apple without e'er a core, I will give my love a house without e'er a door, I will give my love a palace wherein she may be, And she may unlock it without any key. My head is the apple without e'er a core, My mind is the house without e'er a door, My heart is the palace wherein she may be, And she may unlock it without any key.
Composition:
- Set to music by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "The Riddle Song" [ voice and guitar ]
Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , a folk song from Dorset collected by H. Hammond and R. Vaughan Williams
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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) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Ted Perry
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 76