Frederick Delius - I Was Not Sorrowful, I Could Not Weep
I was not sorrowful, I could not weep And all my memories were put to sleep I watched the river grow more white and strange All day till evening I watched it change
Frederick Delius - A Late Lark
A late lark twitters from the quiet skies; And from the west Where the sun, his day's work ended Lingers as in content There falls on the old, grey city An influence
Frederick Delius - Birds in the High Hall Garden
Birds in the high hall garden When twilight was falling Maud, Maud, Maud, Maud They were crying and calling Where was Maud? in our wood; And I who else? was with her
Frederick Delius - Twilight Fancies
The Princess look'd forth from her maiden bow'r The horn of a herd-boy rang up from below "Oh, cease from thy playing, and haunt me no more Nor fetter my fancy that freely
Frederick Delius - Ein Vogelweise
Wir gingen an einem Maientag In schattiger Allee Geheimnisvoll und dunkel Verschwiegen wie ein See Der Westwind wehte leise Und alles war so gut Auf einem Ast ein
Frederick Delius - Passage to you!
Passage to you! O secret of the earth and sky! Of you O waters of the sea! O winding creeks and rivers! Of you O woods and fields! Of you strong mountains of my land! Of you O
Frederick Delius - Cynara
Last night, ah, yesternight, betwixt her lips and mine There fell thy shadow. Cynara! thy breath was shed Upon my soul between the kisses and the wine; And I was desolate and sick of
Frederick Delius - Our days here are as one day
Our days here are as one day; For all our days are rounded in a sleep; They die and ne'er come back again Why then dissemble we with a tale of falsehoods? We are
Frederick Delius - Hallelujah
Hallelujah! Allah, il Allah And the highways of earth are full of cries; The ways of the earth bring forth gods and idols Whoso a-while regards them turns from them And
Frederick Delius - The Nightingale
Sing, sing nightingale blest Sing me a roundel of gladness Wilt thou not bring me as guest Peace in my bosom to rest? Ah, why must I be ever in sadness? Sing, sing