by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Ever yours sincerely
Language: English
Today I choose no startling theme For simple ones please better And so I sing tho' strange it seems Just three words of a letter Which all have seen, and heart, or read, Or felt - some dim, some clearly. The simple words that cause my song Are "Ever yours sincerely." We know in truth there lies a charm Beneath the outward meaning, A silver thread that glides along Much stronger than the seeming, It guides the hand that writes with ease To hearts that love most dearly And throws a halo round the words Of "Ever yours sincerely." More love and truth in simple words Than studied phrase endearing, A sunny beam that pierces through The mist of doubt and fearing And so I write to one and all, Unknown, or oved right dearly, Believe me, as I always am Still "Ever yours sincerely."
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 Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846 - 1916), "Ever yours sincerely", subtitle: "Chansonnette", 1891. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 145