by Marguerite Radclyffe-Hall (1880 - 1943)
Come put yer little hand in mine
Language: English
Come put yer little hand in mine And let it be at rest. It minds me of a tired bird Within a warm brown nest. And bend that pretty head o' yourn, And lay it on my breast. The lambs, they all be wearied out, I penn'd them in the fold, The lights along the Malvern hills They shine like stars of gold. And yonder rises up the moon, All round and big and bold. There's not a single passer-by, Nor sound along the lane, And oh! the earth is smelling sweet, Like meadows after rain. Then come a little closer, maid, And kiss me once again!
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Note: in the Lehmann score, an alternative phrase is given for "Malvern hills" (stanza 2, line 3) that can presumably be used at the performers' discretion: "darkening hills"
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 Liza Lehmann (1862 - 1918), "Country courtship", alternate title: "Dusk in the Lane", published 1913 [ voice and piano ], from Hips and haws : five country songs, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2020-08-04
Line count: 18
Word count: 107