by Dinah Maria Craik, née Mulock (1826 - 1887)
Could ye come back to me, Douglas,...
Language: English
Could ye come back to me, Douglas, Douglas, In the old likeness that I knew, I would be so faithful, so loving, Douglas, Douglas, Douglas, tender and true. Never a scornful word should grieve ye, I'd smile on ye sweet as the angels do; -- Sweet as your smile on me shone ever, Douglas, Douglas, tender and true. O to call back the days that are not! My eyes were blinded, your words were few Do you know the truth now up in heaven, Douglas, Douglas, tender and true? 1 never was worthy of you, Douglas; Not half worthy the like of you: Now all men beside seem to me like shadows -- I love you, Douglas, tender and true. Stretch out your hand to me, Douglas, Douglas, Drop forgiveness from heaven like dew; As I lay my heart on your dead heart, Douglas, Douglas, Douglas, tender and true.
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Authorship:
- by Dinah Maria Craik, née Mulock (1826 - 1887), "Too late", subtitle: ""Douglas, Douglas, tendir and treu"", appears in Poems, Boston: Ticknor and Fields, first published 1867 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Alfred Humphries Pease (1838 - 1882), "Douglas, tender and true", 1872 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alicia Ann Spottiswoode (1810 - 1900), as Lady John Douglas Scott, "Douglas", published 1878? [ voice and piano ], London : E. Ashdown [sung text not yet checked]
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