by Bryan Waller Procter (1787 - 1874), as Barry Cornwall
Thou shalt sing to me
Language: English
Thou shalt sing to me When the waves are sleeping, And the winds are creeping 'Round the embowering chesnut tree. Thou shalt sing by night, When no birds are calling, And the stars are falling Brightly from their mansions bright. Of those thy song shall tell From whom we've never parted, The young, the tender-hearted, The gay, and all who loved us well. But we'll not profane Such a gentle hour Nor our favourite bower, With a thought that tastes of pain.
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Confirmed with Barry Cornwall, A Sicilian Story, with Diego de Montilla, and Other Poems, London: C. and J. Ollier, 1820, page 123.
Text Authorship:
- by Bryan Waller Procter (1787 - 1874), as Barry Cornwall, "Song", appears in A Sicilian Story, with Diego de Montilla, and Other Poems [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 Ellen Lowton Dyer , "Thou shalt sing to me", op. 1, published 1860? [ voice and piano ], London : Ashdown & Parry [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2023-06-27
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Word count: 82