by Charles Kingsley (1819 - 1875)
O That We Two Were Maying See base text
Language: English
Oh! that we two were Maying,
Down the stream of the soft spring breeze;
Like children with violets playing
In the shade of the whisp'ring trees.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Alice Mary Smith (1839 - 1884), "O That We Two Were Maying", stanza 1 [ vocal duet with piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Charles Kingsley (1819 - 1875), "Song", appears in The Saint's Tragedy, Act II, scene 9, sung by Elizabeth
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Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2009-01-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 80