Juanita (Norton, set by C. Norton) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


Soft o'er the fountain,
Ling'ring falls the southern moon;
Far o'er the mountain
Breaks the day too soon!
In thy dark eyes' splendour
Where the warm night loves to dwell,
Weary looks, yet tender,
Speak their fond farewell!
  Nita! Juanita!
  Ask thy soul if we should part.
  Nita! Juanita!
Lean thou on my heart!

When in thy dreaming,
Moons like thee shall shine again,
And daylight beaming,
Prove thy dreams are vain,
Wilt thou not, relenting,
For thine absent lover sigh,
In thy heart consenting
To a pray'r gone by?
  Nita! Juanita!
  Let me linger by thy side!
  Nita! Juanita!
Be my own fair bride!

Authorship

Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton, née Sheridan (1808-1877)

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

Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton, née Sheridan (1808-1877)

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