by Helen Taylor (1876 - 1943)
The minstrel
Language: English
To the birds at morn, My song stirs the brook and the meadow And the waving corn. I sing to the banners of sunset As day goes by. I sing to the sisters seven, And the moon in the sky. But when thou lookest upon me, O loved one of mine, The song and the heart of the singer Are thine, all thine. To thee, to thee, O beloved, All, all belong, Life that is more than music, Love that is more than song.
Text Authorship:
- by Helen Taylor (1876 - 1943) [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 Easthope (1882 - 1925), "The minstrel", published 1920 [soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, and piano], from The Mountebanks, no. 5, London: Enoch & Sons [ sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2018-10-18
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