I Dreamed I Dwelt In Marble Halls

The best known song from the opera is i dreamt that i dwelt in marble halls a fairly recent recording of this popular piece was made by the irish singer and musician enya and released on her album shepherd moons in 1988.

I dreamed i dwelt in marble halls.

I dreamt that i dwelt in marble halls with vassals and serfs at my side and of all who assembled within those walls that i was the hope and the pride. The bohemian girl is an english romantic opera composed by michael william balfe with a libretto by alfred bunn the plot is loosely based on a miguel de cervantes tale la gitanilla. The best known aria from the piece is i dreamt i dwelt in marble halls in which the main character arline describes her vague memories of her childhood it has been recorded by many artists most famously by. I had riches all too great to count and a high ancestral name.

No copyright infringement intended. Acknowledgments to marble gianluca cafagna. But i also dreamt which pleased me most that you loved me still the same that you loved me you loved me still the same that you loved me. I dreamt i dwelt in marble halls or the gipsy girl s dream is a popular aria from the bohemian girl an 1843 opera by michael william balfe with lyrics by alfred bunn.

I dreamt i dwelt in marble halls with vassals and serfs at my side and of all who assembled within those walls that i was the hope and the pride. I dreamt i dwelt in marble halls lyrics. Included here for purposes of comparison is a short clip from that cd. It is sung in the opera by the character arline who is in love with thaddeus a polish nobleman and political exile.