I DREAMT I DWELT IN MARBLE HALLS
(Michael Balfe [1808-1870])
From The Bohemian Girl

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 had riches too great to count [and] could boast
Of a high ancestral name
But I also dreamt, which pleased me most
That you loved me still the same
That you loved me, loved me still the same
That you loved me, loved me still the same

I dreamt that suitors sought my hand
That knights upon bended knee
With vows no maiden heart could withstand
Did pledge their faith to me
I dreamt that one of that noble host
Came forth my hand to claim
But I also dreamt, which pleased me most
That you loved me still the same
That you loved me, loved me still the same
That you loved me, loved me still the same