by Walter Scott, Sir (1771 - 1832)
The White Lady's Farewell
Language: English
Fare thee well, thou Holly green! Thou shalt seldom now be seen, With all thy glittering garlands bending, As to greet my slow descending, Startling the bewilder'd hind, Who sees thee wave without a wind. Farewell, Fountain! now not long Shalt thou murmur to my song. While thy crystal bubbles glancing, Keep the time in mystic dancing, Rise and swell, are burst and lost, Like mortal schemes by fortune cross'd. The knot of fate at length is tied, The Churl is Lord, the Maid is Bride! Vainly did my magic sleight Send the lover from her sight; Wither bush, and perish well, Fall'n is lofty Avenel!
Text Authorship:
- by Walter Scott, Sir (1771 - 1832), "The White Lady's Farewell" [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 Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934), "The White Lady's Farewell", 1893 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2022-01-24
Line count: 18
Word count: 106