by Sarojini Naidu, née Chattopadhyaya (1879 - 1949)
Song of the palanquin bearers
Language: English
Lightly, O lightly we bear her along, She sways like a flow'r in the wind of our song; She skims like a bird on the foam of a stream. She floats like a laugh from the lips of a dream. Gaily, O gaily, we glide and we sing, We bear her along like a pearl on a string. Softly, O softly, we bear her along, She hangs like a star in the dew of our song. She springs like a beam on the brow of the tide, She falls like a tear from the eye of a bride. Lightly, O lightly, we glide and we sing, We bear her along like a pearl on a string.
Authorship
- by Sarojini Naidu, née Chattopadhyaya (1879 - 1949), first published 1917 [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 Martin Edward Fallas Shaw (1875 - 1958), "Song of the palanquin bearers" [text verified 1 time]
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Line count: 12
Word count: 116