by John Addington Symonds (1840 - 1893)
In the greenwood
Language: English
Beneath the branch of the green May with joy my heart sleeps happily Waiting for him who promised me to meet me here again this day. And what is that I would not do To please my love so dear to me? He love's me with leal heart and true, And I love him no less, pardie! Perchance I see him but a day; Yet maketh me my heart so free His beauty so rejoiceth me That months thereafter I am gay.
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 Margaret Ruthven Lang (1867 - 1972), "In the greenwood", op. 19 no. 2, published 1894 [low voice and piano], from Five Norman Songs, no. 2, Leipzig, A. P. Schmidt [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Nich Roehler
This text was added to the website: 2012-05-19
Line count: 12
Word count: 82