by Tobias George Smollet (1721 - 1771)

Adieu! ye streams that smoothly flow
Language: English 
Adieu! ye streams that smoothly flow;
 Ye vernal airs that softly blow;
 Ye plains, by blooming spring arrayed;
 Ye birds that warble through the shade. 

 Unhurt from you my soul could fly,
 Nor drop one tear, nor heave one sigh;
 But forced from Celia's charms to part,
 All joy deserts my drooping heart. 

 O' fairer than the rosy morn,
 When flowers the dewy fields adorn;
 Unsallied as the genial ray,
 That warms the balmy breeze of May;

 Thy charms divinely bright appear,
 And add new splendour to the year;
 Improve the day with fresh delight,
 And gild with joy the dreary night.

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  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg.

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This text was added to the website: 2003-10-20
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Word count: 102