by Lilian Whiting (1859 - 1942)
Mystery
Language: English
You gave me roses, love, last night, When the sea was blue and the skies were bright; And the earth was aglow with a golden light When you gave me roses, love, last night. Lilies I lay by your side to-day, 5 And your face — it is colder and whiter than they; And I linger and listen and wonder and pray, As I bring you lilies to-day.
Authorship:
- by Lilian Whiting (1859 - 1942), "Mystery" [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 Lucy Hamilton Paine , "Mystery", <<1909 [ medium voice and piano ], from Six mélodies pour chant et piano, no. 1, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Leduc, also set in French (Français) [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by D. de Maratray ; composed by Lucy Hamilton Paine.
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2020-08-23
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