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by Walter Savage Landor (1775 - 1864)

Under the lindens
Language: English 
Under the lindens lately sat
A couple, and no more, in chat;
I wondered what they would be at 
  Under the lindens.

I saw four eyes and four lips meet,
I heard the words How sweet! how sweet!
Had then the Faeries given a treat
  Under the lindens? 

I pondered long and could not tell 
What dainty pleased them both so well:
Bees! bees! was it your hydromel
  Under the lindens?

Confirmed with Dry Sticks, Fagoted by Walter Savage Landor, Edinburgh, James Nichol ; London, James Nisbet, 1858, page 38.


Text Authorship:

  • by Walter Savage Landor (1775 - 1864), "Under the lindens", appears in Dry Sticks [author's text checked 1 time 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 Johann Nepomuk Fuchs (1842 - 1899), "Under the lindens", op. 3 (Drei Lieder) no. 2, published 1876 [ high voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Johann Nepomuk Fuchs.
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2016-05-31
Line count: 12
Word count: 71

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