by Mary Ann Evans (1819 - 1880), as George Eliot
Came a pretty maid
Language: English
Came a pretty maid
By the moon's pure light,
Loved me well, she said,
Eyes with tears all bright,
A pretty maid!
But too late she strayed,
Moonlight pure was there;
She was [naught]1 but shade,
Hiding the more fair,
The heavenly maid!
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Text Authorship:
- by Mary Ann Evans (1819 - 1880), as George Eliot, no title, appears in The Spanish Gypsy, first published 1868 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Charles Villiers Stanford, Sir (1852 - 1924), "Came a pretty maid", op. 1 no. 5, published 1878 [ voice and piano ], from Eight songs from "The Spanish Gypsy", no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 43