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Armida's Garden
Staff Notation • Secular, Art songs
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Armida's Garden by Charles Hubert Hastings Parry — Lyrics
There, in that other world, what waits for me ?
What shall I find after that other birth ?
No stormy, tossing, foaming, smiling sea,
But a new earth.
No sun to mark the changing of the days,
No slow, soft falling of the alternative night,
No moon, no star, no light upon my ways,
Only the Light.
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About Armida's Garden
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry's Armida's Garden is a solo tenor art song set in English. The music explores a thoughtful and introspective mood, beginning with a sense of searching and wonder. The text reflects on a spiritual landscape beyond earthly experience, moving from descriptions of what is absent to a profound sense of divine presence. Parry's setting captures the philosophical depth of the words, offering a musical meditation on faith and the afterlife. This piece is suited for recital programming where a reflective and profound statement is desired.
