Frederick Delius

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Frederick Delius

Biography:

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.

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Total lyrics: 19

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

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

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

Frederick Delius - Exile

By the sad waters of separation Where we have wandered by divers ways I have but the shadow and imitation Of

Frederick Delius - O Mors!

Exceeding sorrow Consumeth my sad heart! Because to-morrow We must depart Now is exceeding sorrow

Frederick Delius - Pale Amber Sunlight

Pale amber sunlight falls across The reddening October trees That hardly sway before a breeze As soft as

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

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

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:

Frederick Delius - Wiegenlied

Nun hebt sich Dach und Decke Zum Sternenhimmel auf; Nun schwebt der kleine Haakon Auf Flügeln des Traums

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

Frederick Delius - The Nightingale

Sing, sing nightingale blest Sing me a roundel of gladness Wilt thou not bring me as guest Peace in my bosom

Frederick Delius - Hallelujah

Hallelujah! Allah, il Allah And the highways of earth are full of cries; The ways of the earth bring

Frederick Delius - Our days here are as one day

Our days here are as one day; For all our days are rounded in a sleep; They die and ne'er come back again

Frederick Delius - Cynara

Last night, ah, yesternight, betwixt her lips and mine There fell thy shadow. Cynara! thy breath was shed Upon my