by Thomas T. Railey ( flourished 1937 )
A heart that's free
Language: English
With a laugh and a dance, Mine's a life to entrance, Ah! Not a thought, not a care, With a heart debonaire, I am free as the sea, Like the lark who at dawn Bids the darkness begone Do I sing merrily, With a laugh and a dance, Mine's a life to entrance, For I know naught but glee, And the word that I bring, And the theme that I sing, Is the song of a heart that's free. Ah! then! let music ring, La, while sweet voices sing; La, pleasure is mine! Echos repeating, Measures entreating, Song of a heart light and free. Laughing all the day, Chaffing cares away, Hear my roundelay, Heigh-o! Not a thought, not a care...
Authorship:
- by Thomas T. Railey ( flourished 1937 ) [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 Alfred George Robyn (1860 - 1935), "A heart that's free", published 1937 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2020-03-26
Line count: 25
Word count: 121