George Whitefield Chadwick: Six Songs (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


O drop your eyelids down, my lady
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2. Aureole

Language: English

Authorship

Arthur Macy (1842-1904)


Oh, love is like an Aureole
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3. Adversity

Language: English

Authorship

Arthur Macy (1842-1904)


A soft eye's drooping lid,
A witching face,
A snowy breast half-hid,
A bit of lace,
Dear lips that sweetly smile;
A dream of bliss, 
And I, a lone exile
Without a kiss.

4. Honeysuckle

Language: English

Authorship

Arthur Macy (1842-1904)


Fair stream, whose arms from snow above
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5. Stranger-Man

Language: English

Authorship

Arthur Macy (1842-1904)


Now what is this, my daughter dear,
Upon thy cheek so fair?
'Tis but a kiss, my mother dear,
Kind fortune sent it there;
It was a courteous stranger-man
That gave it unto me,
And it is passing red, because
It was the last of three.

A kiss, indeed, my daughter dear!
I marvel in surprise!
Such conduct with a stranger-man,
I fear me, was not wise.
Me-thought the same, my mother dear,
And so at three forbore,
Although the courteous stranger-man 
Vowed he had many more.

Now prithee, daughter, quickly go
And bring the stranger here,
And bid him hie and bid him fly
To me, my daughter dear;
For times be very, very hard,
And blessings eke so rare,
I fain would meet a stranger-man
That hath a kiss to spare.

6. The wishing stream

Language: English

Authorship

W. M. Chauvenet


'Twas a tender little honeysuckle vine
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