Lady on the Silver Throne
Music: Walter Parratt (1841–1924) · Words: Edmund Gosse
Lady on the silver throne, Lady on the silver
throne,
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The words
Lady on the silver throne, Lady on the silver
throne,
Like the Moon Thou art to me Something bright,
something bright, august and lone,
Infinite in mystery; Infinite in mystery;
How can I a pilgrim, sing Such a dazzling,
distant thing?
But the Moon came down, came down to earth,
Wiping tears from humble eyes;
Woman in thy smiles and sighs:
Woman in thy smiles and sighs:
Empress!
Empress!
take the praise,
Empress, take the human praise,
take the human praise,
take the human praise That a subject dares not
raise, that a subject dares not raise.
Lady on the silver throne, Lady on the silver
throne,
Like the Moon, like the Moon Thou art to me
something bright,
something bright, august and lone,
Infinite,
Infinite in mystery;
How can I, a pilgrim, sing?
How can I, a pilgrim, sing Such a dazzling
distant thing?
But the Moon came down,
Wiping tears from humble eyes;
Woman in thy smiles and sighs:
Woman in thy smiles and sighs:
Empress
Empress!
take the praise,
take the praise
Empress take the human praise, the human,
human praise, Empress, take the human praise
That a subject dares not raise, that a subject
dares not raise.
Lady on the silver throne, Lady on the silver
throne,
Like
the Moon, like the Moon Thou art,
thou art to me Something bright,
something bright, august and lone,
Infinite in mystery; Infinite in mystery;
How can I, sing, how can I, a pilgrim,
sing Such a dazzling, distant thing?
How can I, a pilgrim, sing Such a distant
thing?
But the Moon came down,
Wiping tears from humble eyes; Wiping tears
from humble eyes;
Woman in thy smiles and sighs:
to grief and mirth, Woman in thy smiles and
sighs:
Empress
Empress!
Empress! Empress, take the praise,
Empress, take the human praise,
the human praise, Empress, take the praise,
the human praise That a subject dares not
raise,
a subject dares not raise.
Lady on the throne, Lady on the silver
throne,
Like
the Moon,
Thou art to me Something bright,
something bright, august and lone,
Infinite in mystery;
in mystery; How can I, a pilgrim,
sing, a pilgrim, sing,
sing Such a dazzling, distant, distant thing?
How can I, a pilgrim, sing Such a distant
thing?
But the moon came down to earth,
Wiping tears from humble eyes; Thou dost bend
to grief and mirth, Woman in thy smiles and
sighs: Thou dost bend to grief and mirth,
Empress
Empress, take the human praise,
human praise,
Empress, take the human praise,
take the human praise,
Empress, take the human praise,
Empress, take the human praise That a subject
dares not raise
dares not raise,
that a subject dares not raise.
Lady, Lady on the silver throne,
Like the Moon, like the Moon Thou art to me
Something bright,
something bright, august and lone,
Infinite in mystery; Infinite;
How can I, a pilgrim, sing Such a dazzling,
distant thing, a dazzling distant thing?
How can I, a pilgrim, sing
Such a dazzling distant thing?
But the Moon came down to earth, Wiping tears
from humble eyes; Wiping tears from humble
eyes; Thou dost bend to grief and mirth,
Thou dost bend to grief and mirth,
Empress
Empress!
Empress, take the human human praise,
Empress, take the praise, take the human
praise,
Empress, take the human praise,
take the praise That a subject dares not raise,
take the praise that a subject dares not raise.
Like the Moon,
like the Moon thou art to me Something bright,
something bright, august and lone,
Infinite in mystery; Infinite in mystery;
How can I, a pilgrim sing, a pilgrim,
sing Such a dazzling, distant thing?
How can I, a pilgrim, sing?
But the Moon came Wiping tears from humble
eyes;
Thou dost bend to grief and mirth,
Thou dost bend to grief and mirth,
Woman, in thy smiles and sighs,
Empress, take the human praise,
Empress!
Empress, take human praise, Empress,
take the praise,
take the praise a subject dares not raise.
About this song
- Music
- Walter Parratt (1841–1924) (dates as OpenScore states them)
- Words
- Edmund Gosse
- Language
- English, as its source states it
- First published
- in or before 1899, as IMSLP states it
- Length
- 3:49
- Parts
- Soprano I, Soprano II, Alto, Tenor, Bass I, Bass II
- Its source files it as
- Choral Songs in Honour of Her Majesty Queen Victoria
- The score
- OpenScore Lieder Corpus; CC0 1.0, as its source states it. OpenScore Lieder Corpus (CC0)
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- the United States
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