Love's Minstrels - Vaughan Williams, Ralph

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⌛ Period → 20th Century ◈ Genre → Lieder ♬ Voicing → A ¶ Language → English

Parts 1

Instruments Piano

Pages 6

CPDL # 52779

Posted 2019-01-02

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¶Lyrics / Text

One flame-winged brought a white-winged harp-player Even where my lady and I lay all alone; Saying: "Behold this minstrel is unknown; Bid him depart, for I am minstrel here: Only my songs are to love's dear ones dear." Then said I "Through thine hautboy's rapturous tone Unto my lady still this harp makes moan, And still she deems the cadence deep and clear." Then said my lady: "Thou art passion of Love, And this Love's worship: both he plights to me. Thy mastering music walks the sunlit sea: But where wan water trembles in the grove, And the wan moon is all the light thereof, This harp still makes my name its voluntary."