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The voice of my beloved! behold, he...
Language: English 
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The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh
The voice of my beloved! Behold,
he cometh leaping upon the mountains,
skipping upon the hills.
My beloved is like a roe or a young hart:
behold, he standeth behind our wall
he looketh forth at the windows,
shewing himself through the lattice.
my beloved spake, and said unto me...

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•   J. La Montaine 

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Text Authorship:

  • by Bible or other Sacred Texts , based on the Songs of Solomon, Chapter 2 [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 John La Montaine (1920 - 2013), no title, op. 6 no. 6, copyright © 1962 [ soprano and orchestra ], from Songs of the Rose of Sharon, no. 6, New York City: Broude Brothers [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Undine Eliza Anna Smith (1904 - 1989), as Undine Smith Moore, "The Voice of My Beloved", 1981 [ soprano and orchestra ], from oratorio Scenes from the Life of a Martyr, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website: 2010-07-10
Line count: 9
Word count: 58

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