Frederick Delius - The Nightingale

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Frederick Delius - Slumber Song
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

Frederick Delius - Young Venevil
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

Frederick Delius - A Song of the Setting Sun!
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,

Frederick Delius - Cease Smiling, Dear!
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

Frederick Delius - Pale Amber Sunlight
Pale amber sunlight falls across The reddening October trees That hardly sway before a breeze As soft as summer: summer's loss Seems little,

Frederick Delius - O Mors!
Exceeding sorrow Consumeth my sad heart! Because to-morrow We must depart Now is exceeding sorrow All my part! Give over playing

Frederick Delius - Exile
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

Frederick Delius - In Spring
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

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

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,