by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882)
Who love would seek
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Who love would seek, Let him love evermore And seldom speak; For in love's domain Silence must reign; Or it brings the heart Smart And pain.
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Authorship:
- by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882), "Silent love", appears in The Poets and Poems of Europe, first published 1845 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by William Henry Squire (1871 - 1963), "In Love's domain", published 1902. [duet for contralto and baritone with piano] [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-06-23
Line count: 8
Word count: 26