If thou wert blind
Language: English
If thou wert blind, I would give my sight, Lest thy darkness should set me far from thee. If thou wert dumb, I would still my voice, That my silence might draw me nearer thee. If thou wert scorned, I would kill my pride, And, humbled and outcast, would live with thee. If thou wert old, I would yield my youth, That thy years might sever me not from thee. If thou wert dead, I would give my life, In the hope - the hope - I might pass to thee.
Authorship:
- by Constance Sutcliffe , "If thou wert blind", appears in Love Lyrics and Snatches set to Music, Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co. Ltd., first published 1900 [author's text checked 1 time 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 William Noel Johnson (1863 - 1916), "If thou wert blind", published 1894 [voice and piano], Boston : Boston Music ; and London : Cary & Co. [text not verified]
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2012-04-14
Line count: 15
Word count: 91