'Tis believ’d that this harp - Traditional

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"THE ORIGIN OF THE HARP AIR: GAGE FANE"

◈ Genre → Folksongs ♬ Voicing → SATB ¶ Language → English

Parts 4

Instruments Piano

Pages 12

CPDL # 78749

Editor David Anderson

Posted 2024-01-15

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’Tis believed that this Harp, which I wake now for thee Was a Syren of old, who sung under the sea; And who often, at eve, through the bright billows roved, To meet, on the green shore, a youth whom she loved. But she loved him in vain, for he left her to weep, And in tears, all the night, her gold ringlets to steep, Till heaven look’d with pity on true-love so warm, And changed to this soft Harp the sea-maiden’s form. Still her bosom rose fair - still her cheeks smiled the same While her sea-beauties gracefully curl’d round the frame; And her hair, shedding tear-drops from all its bright rings Fell over her white arm, to make the gold strings!° Hence it came, that this soft Harp so long hath been known Still to mingle Love’s language with Sorrow’s sad tone; Till thou didst divide them, and teach the fond lay To speak love when I’m near thee, and grief when away.

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