by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod
On bonnie birdeen
Language: English
On bonnie birdeen, Sweet-bird of my heart -- Tell me, my dear one, How shall we part? He calls me, he cries Who is father to thee: O birdeen, his eyes In these blue eyes I see. Thou art wrought of our love, Of our joy that was slain: My birdeen, my dove, My passion, my pain.
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Text Authorship:
- by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod, "My birdeen", appears in From the Hills of Dream, first published 1896 [author's text not yet checked 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 Jennie Prince Black (1868 - 1945), "My birdeen", published <<1940 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Helen Hopekirk (1856 - 1945), "On bonnie birdeen", published <<1929 [ medium voice and piano ], from Six Poems by Fiona Macleod [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-08-18
Line count: 12
Word count: 56