Oh, soft was the song
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"Oh, soft was the song" is a poem written by Gilbert Parker, and set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1910, as his Op. 59, No. 3.
The Opus 59 songs were part of a song-cycle of six romantic songs that was never completed – strangely Nos 1, 2 and 4 were never composed. This song was originally written with piano accompaniment, but this was later re-scored by the composer for full orchestra.
[edit] Lyrics
- Oh, soft was the song in my soul, and soft beyond thought were they lips,
- And thou wert mine own, and Eden re-conquered was mine:
- And the way that I go is the way of thy feet, and the breath that I breathe
- It hath being from thee, and life from the life that is thine.
[edit] References
- Michael Kennedy, Portrait of Elgar (Oxford University Press, 1968) ISBN 0193154145
