by Adela Florence Nicolson (1865 - 1904), as Laurence Hope
The temple bells See original
Language: English
The temple bells are ringing,
The young green corn is springing,
And the marriage month is drawing very near.
I lie hidden in the grass,
And I count the moments pass,
For the month of marriages is very near .
...
She is young and very sweet,
From the silver on her feet
To the silver and the flowers in her hair,
And her beauty makes me swoon,
As the Moghra trees at noon
Intoxicate the hot and quivering air.
Ah, I would the hours were fleet
As her silver circled feet,
I am weary of the daytime and the night;
I am weary unto death,
Oh my rose with jasmin breath,
With this longing for your beauty and your light.
Composition:
- Set to music by Amy Woodforde-Finden (1860 - 1919), "The temple bells", published 1903, stanzas 1,3-4, from Four Indian Love Lyrics, no. 1
Text Authorship:
- by Adela Florence Nicolson (1865 - 1904), as Laurence Hope, "Valgovind’s Song in the Spring", appears in India's Love Lyrics [later Garden of Kama and Other Love Lyrics from India], first published 1901
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Word count: 160