by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882)
Language: English after the Spanish (Español)
She is a maid of artless grace, Gentle in form, and fair of face, Tell me, thou ancient mariner, That sailest on the sea, If ship, or sail or evening star Be half so fair as she! Tell me, thou gallant cavalier, Whose shining arms I see, If steel, or sword, or battle-field Be half so fair as she! Tell me, thou swain, that gnard'st thy flock Beneath the shadowy tree, If flock, or vale, or mountain-ridge Be half so fair as she!
Composition:
- Set to music by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875 - 1912), "My Love", subtitle: "A Spanish Ditty", op. 12 no. 1 (1896), published 1896 [ voice and piano or orchestra ], from Southern Love Songs, no. 1
Text Authorship:
- by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882), "Song", appears in Outre-Mer: A Pilgrimmage [sic] Beyond the Sea, first published 1883
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-06-23
Line count: 14
Word count: 83