by John Addington Symonds (1840 - 1893)
Before my lady's window gay
Language: English
Before my lady's window gay, The little birds they sing, they sing all day, The lark, the mavis and the dove, But the sweet nightingale of May, She whiles the silent hours away Chanting of sorrow, joy and love.
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), "Before my lady's window gay", op. 19 no. 4, published 1894 [low voice and piano], from Five Norman Songs, no. 4, 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: 6
Word count: 39