by Helen Taylor (1876 - 1943)
The way to fairyland
Language: English
Oh, if I knew at all
The way to grow quite small,
And if a pair of wings I could but borrow,
And if I did but know
The proper way to go,
I'd fly away to Fairy-land to-morrow"
There all the summer day
I'd sleep the hours away,
A roof of cool and shady green above me ;
And all the summer night
I'd dance to music light,
And all the little fairy men would love me!
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 Helena M. Bland , "The way to fairyland", published 1917 [ medium voice and piano ], from Four Songs of Fairyland, no. 1, London, Boosey & Hawkes [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2025-06-06
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