Hi Jingle:

Thanks for your reply. I did enjoy reading that piece.

Silver Swan comes from the old madrigal "The Silver Swan", by Orlando Gibbon. You can google "Silver Swan" and come up with the complete text of this old ballad. I used to be a voice teacher and that was one of my favorites to both sing and use with students. It is lovely and I think you would enjoy reading the entire text.

Shirley H.