by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852)
Beauty and Song
Language: English
Down in yon summer vale, Where the rill flows. Thus said a Nightingale To his loved Rose:-- "Tho' rich the pleasures "Of song's sweet measures, "Vain were its melody, "Rose, without thee." Then from the green recess Of her night-bower, Beaming with bashfulness, Spoke the bright flower:-- "Tho' morn should lend her "Its sunniest splendor, "What would the Rose be, "Unsung by thee?" Thus still let Song attend Woman's bright way; Thus still let woman lend Light to the lay. Like stars thro' heaven's sea Floating in harmony Beauty should glide along Circled by Song.
Authorship:
- by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852), "Beauty and Song" [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 Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875 - 1912), "Beauty and Song", op. 50 no. 3 (1902-1903), published 1904 [ voice and piano ], from Three Song-Poems, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2022-01-06
Line count: 24
Word count: 95