by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852)
Song of the Nubian Girl
Language: English
O Abyssinian tree,
We pray, we pray to thee;
By the glow of thy golden fruit
And the violet hue of the flower,
And the greeting mute
Of thy boughs' salute
To the stranger who seeks thy bow.
O Abyssinian tree!
How the traveller blesses thee
When the light no moon allows,
And the sunset hour is near,
And thou bend'st thy boughs
To kiss his brows.
Saying, "Come, rest thee here."
O Abyssinian tree!
Thus bow thy head to me!
Confirmed with Thomas Moore, The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore, Project Gutenberg, 2003/5.
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852), "Song of the Nubian Girl" [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 Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875 - 1912), "Song of the Nubian Girl", published 1905, copyright © 1905 [ voice and piano ], London: Augener [sung text not yet checked]
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