by William James Henderson (1855 - 1937)
Look not upon me with thine eyes
Language: English
Look not upon me with thine eyes, Lest sleep desert me. Breathe not upon me with thy sighs, Lest love pervert me. Lay not upon my lip thy hand, For tho' I tremble, In silence shalt thou understand How I dissemble. If still I say no single word My thoughts shall reach thee The wish that burns, but is not heard Mine eyes shall teach thee. So breathe upon me with thy sighs, For sleep hath left me. Of all the night except thine eyes Love hath bereft me.
Authorship:
- by William James Henderson (1855 - 1937) [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 Homer Newton Bartlett (1845 - 1920), "Look not upon me with thine eyes", op. 208 no. 1, published 1903. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 89