by A. Salvini
Translation by T. R. Sullivan
The lily
Language: English  after the Italian (Italiano)
Far up the steep, a lily grows Pale as thy spotless beauty shows To pluck it from its rampart gray Were but to fling my life away. Yet would I in that peril prove Not all unworthy of thy love I ask no more, but from on high To win and wear thee and to die.
Authorship:
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by A. Salvini [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by George Whitefield Chadwick (1854 - 1931), "The lily", 1887. [voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-12
Line count: 8
Word count: 56