Nanny (Volkslieder (Folksongs), set by H. Samuel) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


 Oh! Nanny, wilt thou go with me,
 Nor sigh to leave the flaunting town?
 Can silent glens have charms for thee,
 The lowly cot and russet gown?
 No longer drest in silken sheen,
 No longer deck'd with jewels rare -
 Say, canst thou quiet each courtly scene
 Where thou wert fairest of the fair?

 Oh! Nanny, when thou'rt far away,
 Wilt thou not cast a wish behind?
 Say, canst thou face the parching rays
 Nor shrink before the cruel wind,
 Or when thy swain mishap shall rue,
 To share with him the pangs of woe?
 Oh! Nanny, canst thou love so true,
 Thro' perils keen with me to go?

 Oh! Nanny, wilt thou go with me,
 Nor sigh to leave the flaunting town?
 Can silent glens have charms for thee,
 The lowly cot and russet gown?
 No longer drest in silken sheen,
 No longer deck'd with jewels rare -
 Say, canst thou quiet each courtly scene
 Where thou wert fairest of the fair?

Authorship

Volkslieder (Folksongs)

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

Harold E. Samuel (1924-1999)

Added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.

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