by Robert Southey (1774 - 1843)
Queen of the Valley
Language: English
Queen of the valley! Thou art beautiful, Thy walls, like silver, sparkle to the sun. Melodious wave thy groves, thy garden-sweets Enrich the pleasant air, upon the lake lie the long shadows of thy tow'rs, and high In heav'n thy temple-pyramids arise, Upon whose summit now, far visible Against the clear blue sky, the Cross of Christ Proclaims unto the nations round the news Of thy redemption. Thou art beautiful, Aztlan! O City of the Cymbric Prince! Long may'st thou flourish in thy beauty, long Prosper beneath the righteous conqueror, Who conquers to redeem. Long years of peace And happiness await thy lord and thee, Queen of the valley!
Authorship:
- by Robert Southey (1774 - 1843), appears in Madoc [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 John Wall Callcott (1766 - 1821), "Queen of the Valley", subtitle: "Glee for five voices" [ vocal quintet ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2020-04-08
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Word count: 109