by William Gorman Wills (1828 - 1891)
I'll sing thee songs of Araby
Language: English
I'll sing thee songs of Araby, And tales of fair Kashmir, Wild tales to cheat thee of a sigh, Or charm thee to a tear. And dreams of delight shall on thee break, And rainbow visions rise, And all my soul shall strive to wake Sweet wonder in thine eyes! Through those twin lakes, when wonder wakes, My raptur'd song shall sink, And as the diver dives for the pearls, Bring tears, bright tears to their brink; And dreams of delight shall on thee break, And rainbow visions rise, And all my soul shall strive to wake Sweet wonder in thine eyes, To cheat thee of a sigh Or charm thee to a tear!
Authorship:
- by William Gorman Wills (1828 - 1891) [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 Frederick Clay (1838 - 1889), "I'll sing thee songs of Araby", published 1877, first performed 1877, from the cantata Lalla Rookh [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ted Perry
This text was added to the website: 2004-08-08
Line count: 18
Word count: 114