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by Frederick E. Weatherly (1848 - 1929)

In Sweet September
Language: English 
You love me not, or else you would remember
  All that you were and all you said to me, 
Only last year -- last year in sweet September,
  Under the stars beside the radiant sea.
You love me not, or else while I am yearning,
  You could not stand with folded hands apart,
With cold calm eyes that once with tears were burning,
  Tears of wild love against my beating heart.

You loved me then, by every tender token,
  You loved me then -- what profit now to tell?
The chain was sweet but now the chain is broken,
  And I am nothing, loving you so well.
You loved me then, you love me now no longer,
  Go by, forget, or hate me if you will,
Whate'er it be, I know my love is stronger,
  Through all, in all, I only love you still!

Confirmed with A Book of Modern Ballads, illustrated by Alice Havers, 1892.


Text Authorship:

  • by Frederick E. Weatherly (1848 - 1929), "In Sweet September" [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 Dotie Davies (1859 - 1938), as Hope Temple, "In Sweet September", 1880, published c1902 [ voice and piano ], Vocal Blossoms, First Series New York: Century Music Co [sung text not yet checked]

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2024-07-23
Line count: 16
Word count: 142

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