by John Keats (1795 - 1821)
The stranger lighted from his steed
Language: English
The stranger lighted from his steed, And ere he spake a word, He seiz'd my lady's lily hand, And kiss'd it all unheard. The stranger walk'd into the hall, And ere he spake a word, He kiss'd my lady's cherry lips, And kiss'd 'em all unheard. The stranger walk'd into the bower, But my lady first did go, Aye hand in hand into the bower, Where my lord's roses blow. My lady's maid had a silken scarf, And a golden ring had she, And a kiss from the stranger, as off he went Again on his fair palfrey.
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Text Authorship:
- by John Keats (1795 - 1821), "Song", from Life, Letters, and Literary Remains, of John Keats, first published 1848 [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 Bernard van Dieren (1887 - 1936), "The stranger 'lighted from his steed", 1929 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eugene Hartzell (1932 - 2000), "Song", 1971, first performed 1972 [ tenor and piano ], from Five Songs for Tenor and Piano [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-26
Line count: 16
Word count: 98