by Helen Taylor (1876 - 1943)
My sword for the King
Language: English
Farewell to the feasting, The masque and the play, trumpet is sounding, To horse and away, To horse and away! Farewell, ye sweet moments Of dance and delight, Soft silk for love's dalliance, Hard steel for the fight! One cup at Love's parting, One last song to sing, My heart for my lady, My sword for the King!
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 Michael (Dewar) Head (1900 - 1976), "My sword for the King", 1930, published 1930. [voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 58