#1121 - Narcissus

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• Composer:
  • Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin

    • #1121 - Narcissus
    • #2072 - Narcissus

    (1862-1901), 1891
  • from Water Scenes, Opus 13 Number 4
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• Incipit: 3561672672535616726725
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• Instrumental¹⁾²⁾
• Lyrics:
  My garden lies slumb'ring
  In sunny calm of noon,
  The fountains sing faintly
  their cool and soothing croon.
  Soft breezes are kissing
  Each flower's perfum'd lips,
  While from a lily's chalice
  A butterfly drowsily sips.
  
  A flood of fragrance
  Rises around me,
  And drowns my senses,
  Lost in dreams.
  Breath of the rose,
  Breath of the lilac
  Mingle, and mount
  On the vibrant air;
  
  Yet, in the balmy current,
  Born on the wings of Zephyr,
  A scent, more witching
  Than all the rest,
  Wakes tender memories
  In my breast:
  'Tis Narcissus!
  
  Dear, snow-petal'd blossom,
  With heart of blood and gold,
  Your perfume calls up visions
  Of raptures untold.
  I seem to dream
  Of melodies wafting by,
  That sob and throb,
  Resembling a trembling sigh,
  I hear a clear, sweet note afloat,
  Re-echoing love-songs of old!
  
  
  • P.C. Warren

    • #1121 - Narcissus
    • #2072 - Narcissus
• See also:
  • #2072 - Narcissus

Although written with lyrics, the poem by Warren, this was most popular as an instrumental work.