by Andrew James Symington (1825 - 1898)
Song of the Water Sprite
Language: English
I love the sun, I love the moon So fair to see; I love the twinkling stars, And they love me; We hear, in each cool sparry cave, Plaint melody Sung by the mermaids of the wave, Aeolianly!
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Cecil Burleigh (1885 - 1980), "Song of the Water Sprite", op. 52 no. 2, published 1922 [ voice and piano ], from Fairyland. Five Songs, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2023-06-12
Line count: 8
Word count: 38