by Marguerite Radclyffe-Hall (1880 - 1943)
Willow wand
Language: English
Willow wand, willow wand, Change this little slender frond To a Princess tall and fair, With a mass of golden hair, Of golden hair. Willow wand, willow wand, Change this shallow meadow pond To a deep and crystal pool, Where she bathes at even cool, At even cool. Wand cut from the willow tree, Build a fairy home for me, Build a home of light and shade, Sun and shadow deftly made, Most deftly made. There where nothing comes to part, With the ladye of my heart I will dwell for ever—ever; We will quarrel never—never, Oh! never—never!
Confirmed with Marguerite Radclyffe Hall, Songs of Three Counties, and Other Poems, London : Chapman & Hall, Ltd, 1913, p.53
Text Authorship:
- by Marguerite Radclyffe-Hall (1880 - 1943), "Willow Wand", appears in Songs of Three Counties, and Other Poems, in Three Child-Songs, no. 2, first published 1913 [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), "Willow wand", 1911 [ low voice and piano ], New York : Boosey & Co.
Score: Ball State University [external link] [sung text not yet checked]
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