by Robert Seymour Bridges (1844 - 1930)
I made another song
Language: English
I made another song, In likeness of my love : And sang it all day long, Around, beneath, above ; I told my secret out, That none might be in doubt. I sang it to the sky, That veiled his face to hear How far her azure eye Outdoes his splendid sphere ; But at her eyelids' name His white clouds fled for shame. I told it to the trees, And to the flowers confest, And said not one of these Is like my lily drest ; Nor spathe nor petal dared Vie with her body bared. I shouted to the sea, That set his waves a-prance; Her floating hair is free, Free are her feet to dance ; And for thy wrath, I swear Her frown is more to fear. And as in happy mood I walked and sang alone, At eve beside the wood I met my love, my own : And sang to her the song I had sung all day long.
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Text Authorship:
- by Robert Seymour Bridges (1844 - 1930), no title, appears in The Shorter Poems of Robert Bridges [author's text checked 1 time 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 Elizabeth Maconchy (1907 - 1994), "I made another song", c1937. [voice and piano] [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-01-17
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Word count: 159