by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
I knew and loved a maid
Language: English
I knew and loved a maid on a time, I met and walked with her in mountain clime, Through meadows fair, 'midst maidenhair, We wander'd 'neath bright skies of many years ago. I had the vow and token too of her sincerity, I thought her love would reach e'en through eternity. Vows unkept, love now gone, life's one blessing now Is dreams to live those days of long ago. I knew and loved a maid once on a time, I met and walked with her in mountain clime, Through meadows fair, 'midst maidenhair, We wander'd 'neath bright skies of many years ago.
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954), "I knew and loved a maid", 1898?9? [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 102