The Singer by Ivor Gurney Lyrics

In the dim light of the golden lamp
The singer stands and sings
And the songs rise up like coloured bubbles
Or birds with shining wings

And the movement of the merry or plaintive keys
Sounds in the silent air
Till the listener feels the room no more
But only music there

But still from the sweet and rounded mouth
The delicate sounds arise
Like floating bubbles whose colours are
The coloured melodies