by James Berry Bensel (1856 - 1886)
Rhapsody
Language: English
My lady is sweet and tender, and the charm of her presence lingers In the sunwarm room where she kisses my lips and goes; And my cheeks are all a-glow with the touch of her dainty fingers, And my lips are sealed for love of her, but she knows. My lady is true and tender, ah ! my heart is staunch and tender, And I am weak and trustless as the wildest wind that blows. But I love to watch my lady as I love to watch the splendour That burns in regal glory, in the exquisite heart of the rose.
Authorship:
- by James Berry Bensel (1856 - 1886) [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 Clara Kathleen Rogers (1844 - 1931), "Rhapsody", op. 20 (Six Songs) no. 4, published 1884 [ voice and piano ], Boston : Arthur P. Schmidt and Co. [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2020-09-19
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