by Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836 - 1907)
The merry bells shall ring
Language: English
The merry bells shall ring,
Marguerite;
The little birds shall sing,
Marguerite --
You smile, but you shall wear
Orange blossoms in your hair,
Marguerite!
Ah me ! the bells have rung
Marguerite;
The little birds have sung,
Marguerite --
But cypress leaf and rue
Make a sorry wreath for you,
Marguerite!
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Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836 - 1907), "The merry bells shall ring", appears in The Ballad of Babie Bell and Other Poems, first published 1859 [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 Charles Crozat Converse (1832 - 1918), "Marguerite", published 1867 [ voice and piano ], written under the name Karl Reden [sung text not yet checked]
- by Charles Henshaw Dana (1846 - 1883), "Marguerite", published 1876 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Nathaniel Irving Hyatt (1865 - ?), "Marguerite", published 1901 [sung text not yet checked]
- by George W. Marston (1840 - 1901), "Marguerite", published 1871 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by William Henry Pommer (1851 - 1937), "Marguerite", published 1892 [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Adolf Strodtmann (1829 - 1879) , "Die Glocken sollen klingen", appears in Amerikanische Anthologie, erster Theil: Dichtungen ; composed by J. Sipergk.
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This text was added to the website: 2008-06-15
Line count: 14
Word count: 49