by Charles Hanson Towne (1877 - 1949)
If in the great bazaars
Language: English
If in the great bazaars They sold the golden stars, Belovèd, there should be A necklace strung for thee, More wonderful than any known or dreamed of, Love, by me. If wealth could buy the mist By Dawn’s pale, pearl lips kissed, Belovèd, there should be A white veil wrought for thee, More marvellous than that faint film which hangs above the sea.
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Confirmed with The Quiet Singer and Other Poems by Charles Hanson Towne, B. W. Dodge & Company, New York 1908, Page 128.
Authorship:
- by Charles Hanson Towne (1877 - 1949), no title, appears in The Quiet Singer and Other Poems, in 86. A Lover in Damascus, no. 5, New York, B. W. Dodge & Company, first published 1908 [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 Amy Woodforde-Finden (1860 - 1919), "If in the great bazaars", published 1904 [ voice and piano ], from A lover in Damascus, no. 5, Boosey & Co. [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2018-10-03
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