The Swan bent low to the Lily

The Swan bent low to the Lily,
Mid wav'ring shadows green,
And the songs he murmur'd softly,
Know'st thou what they mean?

I could tell thee truly,
But Oh, I may not dare;
Look in my eyes and tell me,
What said the Lily fair?

Authorship

by Edward Alexander MacDowell (1860-1908) , title unknown

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Edward Alexander MacDowell (1860-1908) , no title, op. 56 no. 2, published 1898, from Four Songs, no. 2.

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