by T. Toms
From Garyone, my happy home
Language: English
From Garyone, my happy home, Full many a weary mile I've come, To sound of fife and beat of drum, And more shall see it never. 'Twas there I turn'd my wheel so gay, Could laugh, and dance, and sing, and play, And wear the circling hours away In mirth or peace for ever. But Harry came, a blithesome boy, He told me I was all his joy, That love was sweet, and ne'er could cloy, And he would leave me never: His coat was scarlet tipp'd with blue, With gay cockade and feather too, A comely lad he was to view; And won my heart for ever. My mother cried, dear Rosa, stay, Ah! Do not from your parents stray; My father sigh'd, and nought would say, For he could chide me never: Yet cruel, I farewell could take, I left them for my sweetheart's sake, And came, 'twas near my heart to break From Garyone for ever. Buit poverty is hard to bear, And love is but a summer's wear, And men deceive us when they swear They'll love and leave us never: Now sad I wander through the day, No more I laugh, or dance, or play, But mourn the hour I came away From Garyone for ever.
Authorship:
- by T. Toms , "From Garyone, my happy home" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), "From Garyone, my happy home", WoO. 152 (25 irische Lieder) no. 22, G. 223 no. 22 (1810/3) [ voice, violin, violoncello, piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), "From Garyone, my happy home", WoO. 154 (12 Irische Lieder) no. 7, G. 225 no. 7, published 1814/6 [ voice, piano, violin, violoncello ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Georg Pertz) , "Von Garyone für immer"
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2004-12-11
Line count: 32
Word count: 211