by William Leonard Courtney (1850 - 1928)
There was a maiden
Language: English
There was a kingdom fair to see, But pale, so pale, with never a rose: The cold wind blows across the lea, Westward the pale sun goes. There was a maiden, soft and dear, But pale, so pale, with never a rose: Each quiv'ring eyelid holds a tear, Seaward her sad heart goes.
Authorship:
- by William Leonard Courtney (1850 - 1928) [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 Herbert Norman Howells (1892 - 1983), "There was a maiden", op. 22 (Four Songs) no. 1 (1915), published 1919 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Virginia Knight
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 53