About michael balfe and alfred bunn composer and librettist respectively of i dreamt that i dwelt in marble halls a song used by james joyce in finnegans wake and in the short stories eveline and clay from dubliners.
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And one of the most familiar songs from that opera is the ballad i dreamt that i dwelt in marble halls.
Balfe s most enduring work is the bohemian girl a favorite of audiences of the mid 19 th century.
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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.
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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 i had riches to great to count 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 you loved me still the same that.
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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.
It is sung in the opera by the character arline who is in love with thaddeus a polish nobleman and political exile.