by Walter Scott, Sir (1771 - 1832)
Glowing with love, on fire for fame
Language: English
Glowing with love, on fire for fame A Troubadour that hated sorrow Beneath his lady's window came, And thus he sung his last good-morrow: "My arm it is my country's right, My heart is in my true-love's bower; Gaily for love and fame to fight Befits the gallant Troubadour." And while he marched with helm on head And harp in hand, the descant rung, As faithful to his favourite maid, The minstrel-burden still he sung: "My arm it is my country's right, My heart is in my lady's bower; Resolved for love and fame to fight I come, a gallant Troubadour." Even when the battle-roar was deep, With dauntless heart he hewed his way, 'Mid splintering lance and falchion-sweep, And still was heard his warrior-lay: "My life it is my country's right, My heart is in my lady's bower; For love to die, for fame to fight, Becomes the valiant Troubadour." Alas! upon the bloody field He fell beneath the foeman's glaive, But still reclining on his shield, Expiring sung the exulting stave:- "My life it is my country's right, My heart is in my lady's bower; For love and fame to fall in fight Becomes the valiant Troubadour."
A. Sullivan sets stanzas 1-2, 4
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Authorship:
- by Walter Scott, Sir (1771 - 1832), "The troubador", written 1815 [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 Arthur Sullivan, Sir (1842 - 1900), "The Troubadour", published 1869, stanzas 1-2,4 [ voice and piano ], Boosey and Co. [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810 - 1876) , "Der Troubadour" ; composed by Franz Wilhelm Abt, Carl Evers, Johann Wenzeslaus Kalliwoda, Friedrich von Kerstorf, Leopold Lenz, August Schäffer, Louis Schlösser, Elise Schmezer, Heinrich Weidt.
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This text was added to the website: 2011-07-13
Line count: 32
Word count: 199