I hear his footsteps, music sweet; Almona's song of delight (Bowles, set by (Harry Thacker Burleigh)) (The LiederNet Archive: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)

I hear his footsteps, music sweet; Almona's song of delight

Language: English

I hear his footsteps, music sweet,
As long ago they came;
One moment and we truly meet,
Ah, better love than fame!

A sun that sheds consuming fire,
A torch that blows to flame,
Is not more fierce than my desire
That kindles at his name!

Authorship

by Frederick G. Bowles [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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by Harry Thacker Burleigh (1866 - 1949), "I hear his footsteps, music sweet; Almona's song of delight", 1905, published 1914 [ high voice and piano ], from Saracen Songs, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2021-01-08
Line count: 8
Word count: 46