by Anne Grant (1755 - 1838)
The wish
Language: English
Could I find a bonny glen, Warm and calm, warm and calm, Could I find a bonny glen, Warm and calm, Free frae din, and far frae men, There my wanton kids I'd pen, Where woodbines shade some den, Breathing balm, breathing balm, Where woodbines shade some den, Breathing balm. Where the steep and woody hill Shields the deer, shields the deer, Where the steep and woody hill Shields the deer, Where the wood-lark singing shrill, Guards his nest beside the rill, And the thrush with tawny bill Warbles clear, warbles clear, And the thrush with tawny bill Warbles clear. Where the dashing waterfall Echoes round, echoes round, Where the dashing waterfall Echoes round, And the rustling aspin tall, And the owl at ev'ning's call, Plaining from the ivy'd wall, Joins the sound, joins the sound, Plaining from the ivy'd wall, Joins the sound. There my only love I'd own, All unseen, all unseen, There my only love I'd own, All unseen; There I'd live for her alone, To the restless world unknown, And my heart should be the throne For my queen, for my queen; And my heart should be the throne For my queen.
Authorship:
- by Anne Grant (1755 - 1838) [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 (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "The wish", Hob. XXXIa:245, JHW. XXXII/3 no. 249. [voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2009-07-15
Line count: 40
Word count: 196