by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872 - 1906)
An African Love Song Matches base text
Language: English
My heart to thy heart,
My hand to thine;
My lip to thy lips,
Kisses are wine
Brewed for the lover in sunshine and shade;
Let me drink deep, then, my African maid.
Lily to lily,
Rose unto rose;
My love to thy love
Tenderly grows.
Rend not the oak and the ivy in twain,
Nor the swart maid from her swarthier swain.
Composition:
- Set to music by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875 - 1912), "An African Love Song", op. 17 (African Romances) no. 1, published 1897 [ high voice and piano ], London: Augener
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872 - 1906), "Song", from Majors and Minors, first published 1895
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-07-27
Line count: 12
Word count: 63