by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892)
Where is another, sweet as my sweet!
Language: English
Where is another, sweet as my sweet! Such another beneath the sky? Fine little hands, Fine little feet, Fine little heart and dewy blue eye. Shall I write to her? Shall I go? Ask her to marry me by and by? Somebody said that she'd say no, But somebody knows that she'll say ay! Ay, ay, Ay, ay, Ay, ay! Ah, my lady, if asked to her face; Might say no, for she is but shy. Fly, little letter, apace, apace, Down to the light in the valley fly. Fly to the light in the valley below, Tell my wish to her dewy blue eye; For somebody said that she'd say no, But she won't say no, And I'll tell you why: She will say ay, ay, ay!
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Text Authorship:
- by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892), no title, appears in The Windows, or The Loves of the Wrens, no. 6, first published 1867, rev. 1871 [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 Cecil Burleigh (1885 - 1980), "The letter", published 1917 [ soprano or tenor and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Frederica Elvira Gambogi (? - 1940), "The letter", published c1922 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alfred Humphries Pease (1838 - 1882), "Ay!", published 1872 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Arthur Sullivan, Sir (1842 - 1900), "The letter", published 1871 [ voice and piano ], from The Window, or The Songs of the Wrens, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Sidney Thomson , "The letter", published 1893 [ voice and piano ], from Seven songs [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Henry Walthew (1872 - 1951), "The letter", published 1898 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Francis Cunningham Woods (1862 - 1929), "Where is another sweet", op. 1 (Six songs (Set 2)) no. ?, published 1891 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-03-21
Line count: 21
Word count: 128