Hide not thy anguish

Hide not thy anguish
Thou must not deceive me,
Thy fortunes have frown'd,
And the struggle is o'er;
Come then the ruin!
For nothing shall grieve me,
If thou are but left me,
I ask for no more.

Hard is the world,
It will rudely reprove thee;
Thy friends will retire,
When the tempest is near;
Now is my season,
And now will I love thee,
And cheer thee when none
But thy Mary will cheer.

Come to my arms,
Thou art dearer than ever!
But breathe not a whisper
Of sorrow for me:
Fear shall not reach me,
Nor misery sever,
Thy Mary is worthy
Of love and of thee.

Translation(s): GER

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Submitted by Ferdinando Albeggiani

Authorship

• by William Smyth (1765 - 1849), "Hide not thy anguish" [ 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 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), "Hide not thy anguish", WoO. 152 (25 irische Lieder) no. 16, G. 223 no. 16 (1810/3). [voice, violin, violoncello, piano] [
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

• GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (G. Pertz) , title 1: "Fort mit der Täuschung"

Text added to the website: 2004-12-11.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:02:11
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Word count: 111

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