by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Gentle zephyr
Language: English
Gentle Zephyr, as you fly, If you kiss my fair one's ear, Whisper soft that you're a sigh, But from whose heart she must not hear. Limpid rill, if e'er my love Near thy gurgling runnel rove, Murmur that from tears you rise, But tell her not from whose sad eyes!
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 William Sterndale Bennett (1816 - 1875), "Gentle zephyr", op. 23 (Sechs Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1842 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), adapted by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by William Sterndale Bennett.
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This text was added to the website: 2003-10-20
Line count: 8
Word count: 51