Sidney Lanier,
The Riverside song book — May, the Maiden
(1893)
“ Andante. cres. (Air: Sweet and Low.) 1. May, the maid - en, Vio - let la - den, Out of the vio - let sea, 2. Day the state - ly, Sunk - en late - ly In - to the vio - let sea, 3. Night the ho - ly, Sail - ing slow-ly O - ver the vio - let sea, Comes and hov - ers O - ver lov - ers, O - ver thee and me ”
