by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by John Gibson Lockhart (1794 - 1854)
My ornaments are arms
Language: English after the Spanish (Español)
My ornaments are arms, My pastime is in war, My bed is cold upon the wold, My lamp yon star. My journeyings are long, My slumbers short and broken; From hill to hill I wander still, Kissing thy token. I ride from land to land, I sail from sea to sea; Some day more kind I fate may find, Some night, kiss thee.
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Text Authorship:
- by John Gibson Lockhart (1794 - 1854), "The Wandering Knight's song" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , written 1555 [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (1867 - 1944), "The wandering knight", op. 29 (Four Songs) no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Horatio William Parker (1863 - 1919), "The wandering knight's song", published 1908 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-07-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 63