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by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852)

I have a garden of my own
Language: English 
I have a garden of my own
Shining with flow'rs of ev'ry hue;
I lov'd it dearly while alone,
But I shall love it more with you:
And there the golden bees shal come
In summer time at break of morn,
And wake us with their busy hum
Around the Siha's fragrant thorn.

I have a fawn from Aden's land,
On leafy buds and berries nurst;
And you shall feed him from your hand,
Though he may start with fear at first.
And I will lead you where he lies
For shelter in the noontide heat,
And you may touch his sleeping eyes,
And feel his little silv'ry feet.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852) [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 Katherine Kennicott Davis (1892 - 1980), "I Have a Fawn", 1966 [ voice and piano ], Galaxy Music [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Peter Warlock (1894 - 1930), "I Have a Garden", alternate title: "A Child's Song", 1910, published 1925, revised 1924 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 109

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