I Dreamt That I Dwelt in Marble Halls

DESCRIPTION: "I dreamt that I dwelt in marble halls, With vassals and serfs at my side." The singer is the "hope and pride" of the wealthy family. The singer also dreamt that (her) love loved her. The happiest part of the dream is "That you loved still the same"
AUTHOR: Words: Alfred Bunn / Music: Michael William Balfe (source: Wikipedia)
EARLIEST DATE: 1843 (opera "The Bohemian Girl")
KEYWORDS: love dream family home money
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REFERENCES (3 citations):
Heart-Songs, pp. 244-245, "I Dreamt That I Dwelt in Marble Halls" (1 text, 1 tune)
CatherineHayesSwanOfErinSongster, p. 17, "The Gypsey Girl's Dream" (1 text)
Wolf-AmericanSongSheets, #962, p. 65, "I Dreamt That I Dwelt in Marble Halls" (1 reference)
Roud #13866
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Then You'll Remember Me" (another semi-traditional song from "The Bohemian Girl")
NOTES [39 words]: This is one of the few operatic songs to have become sort of folk. I know of no field collections, but it certainly is found in a lot of broadsides and songsters! In the opera "The Bohemian Girl," it is sung by the character Arline. - RBW
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