by (Edward) Robert Bulwer-Lytton (1831 - 1891)
Since we parted
Language: English
Since we parted yester eve, I do love thee, love, believe, Twelve times dearer, twelve hours longer, One dream deeper, one night stronger, One sun surer -- thus much more Than I loved thee, love, before.
Copied from For Love's Sweet Sake. Selected Poems of Love in all Moods, edited by George Hembert Westley, Boston: Lee and Shepard Publishers, 1899, page 10
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Authorship:
- by (Edward) Robert Bulwer-Lytton (1831 - 1891), "Since we parted" [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 Frances Allitsen (1848 - 1912), "Since we parted", published 1898 [ voice and piano ], from Two Songs, no. 1, New York : G. Schirmer [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2012-04-17
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