by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
The Fisher
Language: English
"Fisher, if beside that stream, Thou hast stood since break of day, Hast thou seen a Ladye fair, Wand'ring up or down this way?" "I have stood beside this stream All day long," the fisher said. "I have seen no Ladye here, Save the lady who is dead." Wa-ly, wa-ly, Floating down the stream "This can ne'er my true love be; She was full of life and light. E'en the lilies on her breast Cannot yet be faded quite. She hath eyes wide open clear, Lips and cheeks of healthy red." "I have met no Ladye here, Save the lady who is dead." Wa-ly, wa-ly, Floating down the stream "Oh, the red was on her lips, And the light was in her eye, And the lilies on her breast Had not had the time to die." Then I flung me on the ground; Oh, the passionate tears I shed! Would that I were in that stream With the lady who is dead. Wa-ly, wa-ly, Floating down the stream
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 (Charles) Hamilton Aïdé (1826 - 1906), "The Fisher" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2020-11-26
Line count: 30
Word count: 168