Frederick Delius - Irmelin Rose

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There lived a king in days departed
Many treasures rare he owned
But far beyond the best of these
He thought his beauteous Irmelin
Irmelin rose
Irmelin sun
Irmelin loveliest of all!

Every knightly helmet shining
Mirrored back her image bright
Every poet sang of passion
Breathed her name by day and night:
Irmelin rose
Irmelin sun
Irmelin loveliest of all!

Knights by hundreds, noble wooers
Thronged the ancient castle hall
Wooed the maid with fond devotion
Wooed with sweet and flowered word:
Irmelin rose
Irmelin sun
Irmelin loveliest of all!

But the princess would not listen
Cold her heart was, cold as steel
She lightly mocked their marks of anguish
And scorned their pangs of hopeless love
Irmelin rose
Irmelin sun
Irmelin loveliest of all!

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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.