by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
I've sometimes thought it was your eyes
Language: English
I've sometimes thought it was your eyes, sometimes your voice, bade my indifferent heart arise and make its choice. I've counted o'er your separate ways, My dearest mate, Searching for what peculiar grace Contained my fate. Vain task! I love you. dearest one. For all you are — The charm of heaven hangs not upon A single star.
About the headline (FAQ)
View text with all available footnotesConfirmed with the journal Farm and Fireside, Oct. 1st 1897, p. 12, where it appeared as a citation or reprint from the Washington Star.
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "The True Charm" [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 Alexander MacFadyen (1879 - 1936), "Why I love you" [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2021-08-17
Line count: 12
Word count: 59