All Frederick Delius Lyrics

Frederick Delius - A Late Lark | lyrnow.com
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 - I Was Not Sorrowful, I Could Not Weep | lyrnow.com
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 - In Spring | lyrnow.com
See how the trees and the osiers lithe Are green bedecked and the woods are blithe The meadows have donned their cape of flowers The air is soft with the sweet May showers And the

Frederick Delius - Exile | lyrnow.com
By the sad waters of separation Where we have wandered by divers ways I have but the shadow and imitation Of the old, memorial days In music I have no consolation No

Frederick Delius - O Mors! | lyrnow.com
Exceeding sorrow Consumeth my sad heart! Because to-morrow We must depart Now is exceeding sorrow All my part! Give over playing Cast thy viol away:

Frederick Delius - Pale Amber Sunlight | lyrnow.com
Pale amber sunlight falls across The reddening October trees That hardly sway before a breeze As soft as summer: summer's loss Seems little, dear! on days like these!

Frederick Delius - Cease Smiling, Dear! | lyrnow.com
Cease smiling, Dear! a little while be sad Here in the silence, under the wan moon Sweet are thine eyes, but how can I be glad Knowing they change so soon? O could this

Frederick Delius - A Song of the Setting Sun! | lyrnow.com
A song of the setting sun! The sky in the west is red And the day is all but done: While yonder up overhead All too soon There rises, so cold, the cynic moon A

Frederick Delius - Young Venevil | lyrnow.com
Young Venevil ran with her heart on fire to her lover so dear She sang till she made all the church-bells ring: 'Good day, good day!' And all the little song-birds made answer

Frederick Delius - Wiegenlied | lyrnow.com
Nun hebt sich Dach und Decke Zum Sternenhimmel auf; Nun schwebt der kleine Haakon Auf Flügeln des Traums hinauf Es reichet eine Leiter Bis in den Himmel hinein;

Frederick Delius - Slumber Song | lyrnow.com
While infancy dreamed from heaven there teemed An angel array with song and with And when he awoke his fond mother caressed him In joy that he smiled as the bright angels blessed

Frederick Delius - The Nightingale | lyrnow.com
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

Frederick Delius - Hallelujah | lyrnow.com
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 - Our days here are as one day | lyrnow.com
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 - Cynara | lyrnow.com
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

Frederick Delius
Frederick Delius (1862-1934) came from a merchant family in England. His musical career began in 1884, when his family sent him to Florida to manage an orange plantation. Instead, he took inspiration from the African-American music he heard and embarked on a career that saw him spend most of his life in France. His music frequently takes on pastoral subjects, influenced by the techniques of Wagner, Grieg, and Debussy.