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No. 11: So Forward Through the Fading Light
Mirette
MIDI File 2' 52"
| MIRETTE: | So forward through the fading light, | |
| Her faithless lover rode away, | ||
| Forgetting her he wooed last night, | ||
| And all the vows of yesterday. | ||
| "Ah stay! She loves thee so, Sir Knight!" | ||
| But ever still he rode away. | ||
| And all the birds were mute o'erhead, | ||
| And all the stars grew dark in Heaven, | ||
| Just for a word that was not said, | ||
| Just for a kiss that was not given! | ||
| And broken-hearted at the door, | ||
| The little maiden pined away, | ||
| Remembering all the love he swore, | ||
| The golden dreams of yesterday! | ||
| "Come back! She loves thee evermore! | ||
| Come back, Sir Knight, come back and stay!" | ||
| And then, ah! then, the word was said, | ||
| And then, ah! then, the kiss was given; | ||
| And all the birds sang overhead, | ||
| And earth was Heav'n, was Heav'n! | ||
Page modified 28 July 2019