(He sings) What shall I give thee, my beautiful one, A moonwhite pearl for thy golden zone? From a thousand fathoms of deep green sea A diver brought this rare pearl to me! (She sings) Nay, nay, my lover thy rich gems keep, For I have dived in a mightier deep. I looked in thine eyes, and thy soul I won, And my pearl is love, and love alone. (He sings) Then a rose I'll give thee, my fairest one! Which the odorous South has breathed upon, From the Shah's most treasured, best guarded tree Boldly I stole it, this rose for thee. (She sings) Nay, the loveliest flower from east or west, Is breathing, is blooming on my breast, From thine I plucked it, to keep for my own, And my rose is love, and love alone.
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Text Authorship:
- by Helen Maude Francesca Bantock, née von Schweitzer (1868 - 1961) [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 Granville Ransome Bantock, Sir (1868 - 1946), "The pearl and the rose", 1898, published 1898, orchestrated 1945 [ voice and piano ], from Songs of the East IV: Songs of Persia, no. 6, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Franz Hermann Schneider) , "Perle und Rose"
Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-02-19
Line count: 20
Word count: 138
(Er singt.) Soll ich dir schenken, Geliebte mein, eine selt'ne Perl' für den Gürtel dein? Aus gefahrendrohendem tiefen Meer ein Taucher brachte die Kostbare her! (Sie singt.) Behalt', o Geliebter, den Schatz für dich, in gröss're Tiefe getaucht hab' ich. Ich sah dir ins Aug', deine Seel'ward mein, meine Perl' ist Lieb' und Liebe allein. (Er singt.) Eine Rose ich schenk' dir, o Schönste du! die des Südens Duft dir hauche zu, Aus des Schahs Garten die schönste Zier, kühnich ich stahl sie, die Stolze, dir! (Sie singt.) Ach, die schönste Blum' von Nord und Süd, die herrlichste Blum' im Herzen mir blüht, ich pflückte sie am Herzen dein, meine Rose ist Lieb' und Liebe allein.
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by Franz Hermann Schneider (1860 - 1930), "Perle und Rose" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by Helen Maude Francesca Bantock, née von Schweitzer (1868 - 1961)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2017-07-11
Line count: 20
Word count: 116