The piper of love
Language: English
There's a clear sweet note in the wind of day, That calls our list'ning hearts away So over the hills, in the sunny noon, Where the Piper of Love plays magic tune. There's a sweeter trill from each bird of song, And roses carpet the way along: And skies are golden, the whole time thro' Where the Piper of Love beguiles us to. For who can resist his magic sway, When the Piper of Love begins to play. There's a clear sweet note in the wind of day, That calls our list'ning hearts away. So, over the hills, in the sunny noon, Where the Piper of Love plays magic tune. There's a magic world of magic flow'rs And magic music for magic hours. So, over the hills, in magic thrall When the Piper of Love, our hearts may call, For who can resist his magic sway When the Piper of Love begins to play.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Molly Carew (1886 - 1953), "The piper of love", published 1922 [ high voice and piano ], New York : Chappell-Harms
Score: Ball State University [external link]  [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-04-12
Line count: 20
Word count: 154