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by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852)

Go where glory waits thee
Language: English 
Available translation(s):  FRE
Go where glory waits thee,
But, while fame elates thee,
Oh! still remember me.
When the praise thou meetest,
To thine ear is sweetest,
O! then remember me.
Other arms may press thee,
Dearer friends caress thee,
All the joys that bless thee,
Sweeter far may be;
But when friends are nearest,
And when joys are dearest,
O! then remember me!

When, at eve, thou rovest
By the star thou lovest,
O! then remember me.
Think, when home returning,
Bright we 've seen it burning,
O! thus remember me.
Oft as summer closes,
When thine eye reposes
On its ling'ring roses,
Once so loved by thee,
Think of her who wove them,
Her who made thee love them,
O! then remember me!

When, around thee dying,
Autumn leaves are lying,
O! then remember me.
And, at night, when gazing
On the gay hearth blazing,
O! still remember me.
Then should music, stealing
All the soul of feeling,
To thy heart appealing,
Draw one tear from thee;
Then let memory bring thee
Strains I used to sing thee
O! then remember me!

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Confirmed with Thomas Moore, A New Edition from the Last London Edition, Boston: Lee and Shepard - New York: Lee, Shepard, & Dillingham, 1876.


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Researcher for this page: Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2007-11-19
Line count: 39
Word count: 181