by Walter Scott, Sir (1771 - 1832)
Song
Language: English
Not faster yonder rowers' might
Flings from their oars the spray,
Not faster yonder rippling bright,
That tracks the shallop's course in light,
Melts in the lake away,
Than men from memory erase
The benefits of former days;
Then, stranger, go! good speed the while,
Nor think again of the lonely isle.
'High place to thee in royal court,
High place in battled line,
Good hawk and hound for sylvan sport!
Where beauty sees the brave resort,
The honored meed be thine!
True be thy sword, thy friend sincere,
Thy lady constant, kind, and dear,
And lost in love's and friendship's smile
Be memory of the lonely isle!
Text Authorship:
- by Walter Scott, Sir (1771 - 1832), "Song", appears in The Lady of the Lake, in 2. Canto Second. The Island. [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):
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Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Polish (Polski), a translation by Antoni Edward Odyniec (1804 - 1886) , "Pieśń" [an adaptation] ; composed by Ignazy Komorowski.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- POL Polish (Polski) (Antoni Edward Odyniec) , "Pieśń" [an adaptation]
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