by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
An thou wert mine ain thing
Language: English
An thou wert mine ain thing, O I wou'd love thee, I wou'd love thee, An thou wert mine ain thing, How dearly wou'd I love thee. Of race divine thou needs must be, Since naething earthly equals thee; For Heaven's sake, O favour me, Wha only live to love thee. An thou wert mine ain thing, &c. Tho' I were number'd wi' the dead, My saul should hover round thy head: I may be turned a silent shade, But never cease to love thee. -- An thou wert mine ain thing, &c. And when at last thou lovely maid! A drooping flow'r, thyself shalt fade, I'll watch thy gentle parting shade, And then for ever love thee. --
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Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
An = if
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "An thou wert mine ain thing", JHW. XXXII/3 no. 167, Hob. XXXIa:164. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2009-08-12
Line count: 18
Word count: 117