by Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)
Chanson
Language: English
A ring of gold and a milk-white dove Are goodly gifts for thee, And a hempen rope for your own love To hang upon a tree. For you a House of Ivory (Roses are white in the rose-bower)! A narrow bed for me to lie (White, O white, is the hemlock flower)! Myrtle and jessamine for you (O the red rose is fair to see)! For me the cypress and the rue (Fairest of all is rose-mary)! For you three lovers of your hand (Green grass where a man lies dead)! For me three paces on the sand (Plant lilies at my head)!
Text Authorship:
- by Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), "Chanson" [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Chanson", 2015 [ baritone and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Derek Healey (b. 1936), "Chanson", op. 114 no. 4 (2007) [ soprano and piano ], from Golden Apples (Oscar Wilde), no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Arie Gijsbert Schuyer.
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This text was added to the website: 2023-06-17
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Word count: 103