Ahmed's song of farewell (Bowles, set by (Harry Thacker Burleigh)) (The LiederNet Archive: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)

Ahmed's song of farewell

Language: English

Farewell, farewell to all!
Sunlight and twilight, the hour belov'd of Allah.
Farewell, farewell the Desert;
farewell, Life and Love, and thou, Almona!

Never so stately a star
Rode the fair mansions of Heav'n;
Gods gather'd beauties afar,
Mine at her dark eyes were giv'n:

Matchless in beauty and grace,
Perfect in body and soul.
Deserts shall dream of her face,
Long as the ages shall roll.

Here in the heart of the hills,
Mark how a Saracen fell!
Love! how it stifles and kills,
Ah, my Almona, Farewell!

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), "Ahmed's song of farewell", 1905, published 1914 [ high voice and piano ], from Saracen Songs, no. 7 [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: 16
Word count: 89