by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Ah! would that I could love thee less
Language: English
I think of thee amid the crowd, Of thee in hours alone I muse upon thy look and smile, The last and parting tone; And while the sigh is on my lip, And tears my eyes brim o'er, I wish that I could love thee less, Or thou could'st love me more. I think of thee in wint'ry hours, Of desolating rest, 'Tis like my heart, and thus I love The mournful winter best. I cannot wake the melodies Of joy I priz'd before Ah! would that I could love thee less, Or thou could'st love me more.
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 Michael William Balfe (1808 - 1870), "Ah! would that I could love thee less" [ voice and piano ], confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2023-11-27
Line count: 16
Word count: 98