by John Walcot (1738 - 1819), as Peter Pindar
Bid me not forget
Language: English
Bid me not forget thy smile, Nor the radiance of thine eye; Think, alas! how hard the toil! Mem'ry, then, my love must die. Thee I view in ev'ry bloom; Hear in groves thy voice divine; Thus each scene, where'er I roam, Paints the charms that once were mine.
Authorship:
- by John Walcot (1738 - 1819), as Peter Pindar [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 (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "Bid me not forget", Hob. XXXIa no. 126, JHW. XXXII/2 no. 126. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2013-03-25
Line count: 8
Word count: 49