Dim, dim is my eye
Language: English
Dim, dim is my eye, As the dew-drop once clear, Pale, pale is my cheek, Ever wet with the tear And heavily heaves This soft breast, once so gay, For William, my true love, My William away! Sad. Sad was the hour, When he bade me adieu, While he hung on my bosom, And vow'd to be true; My heart it seem'd bursting On that fatal day, When the fast less'ning sail Bore my William away. For honour my William Braved danger and toil, And he fought and he fell With the Lord of the Nile. To die for his country In glory's bright day, My valiant sweet William Count never dismay. Lament him, ye fair, And lament him, ye brave, Though unshrouded he lies, And the sea is his grave; For the kind and true hearted, The gallant and gay, Lament, for my William's For ever away!
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), "Dim, dim is my eye", op. 108 (25 schottische Lieder mit Begleitung von Pianoforte, Violine und Violoncello) no. 6 (1815) [ voice, violin, violoncello, piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , "Trüb, trüb ist mein Auge" ; composed by Ferdinand Möhring.
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This text was added to the website: 2004-08-17
Line count: 32
Word count: 148