Now the dancing sunbeams play
On the green and glassy sea,
Come, and I will lead the way
Where the pearly treasures be.
Come with me, and we will go
Where the rocks of coral grow.
Follow, follow, follow me.
Come behold what treasures lie
Far below the rolling waves,
Riches, hid from human eye,
Dimly shine in ocean's caves.
Ebbing tides bear no delay,
Stormy winds are far away.
Follow, follow, follow me.
Anne Hunter, The Mermaid's Song (set by Joseph Haydn, 1794)
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WATER MYTHOLOGY AND THE CLASSICAL WORLDTexts with this theme:
- Der Fischer, D 225 (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
- Liane, D 298 (Johann Baptist Mayrhofer)
- Wie Ulfru fischt, D 525 (Johann Baptist Mayrhofer)
- Sie in jedem Liede, D 896A (Carl Gottfried von Leitner)