by Charles H. Bovill (1878 - 1918) and by George Robert Sims (1847 - 1922)
In a garden of roses
Language: English
Baritone In a garden of roses, maiden mine, I laid my heart at thy holy shrine, And a songbird sang on a bough above As your lips met mine and you told your love. The sunlight haloed your golden hair, And crown’d you Queen of that garden fair. But that you lov’d me and I lov’d you Only the radiant roses knew. Soprano But that you lov’d me and I lov’d you Only the radiant roses knew. Baritone Thy voice! To me seeming as tho’ thou wert near. Soprano No, love, ‘tis no dreaming, I am here, I am here. Ah! In a garden of roses long ago I look’d in your eyes in the sunlight glow, And my heart leapt up like a bird that’s free, And I dwelt in a world of love with thee. The south winds waft o’er that garden fair The words that you spoke as you wandered there. Both But that you lov’d me and I lov’d you Only the radiant roses knew. |Soprano | Ah, love, I waited | With longing tears | For thee, unmated | Through weary years. | Ah Love! Ah Love! | |Baritone | Loveless and lonely | My prayer has been | E'er for thee only, | My Queen, My Queen. Both But that you lov’d me and I lov’d you Only the radiant roses knew. Ah Love!
Authorship:
- by Charles H. Bovill (1878 - 1918) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by George Robert Sims (1847 - 1922) [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 Wilfred Sanderson (1878 - 1935), "In a garden of roses" [ vocal duet for soprano and baritone with piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Mike Pearson
This text was added to the website: 2016-05-17
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