by Arthur Symons (1865 - 1945)
As a perfume doth remain
Language: English
As a perfume doth remain
In the folds where it hath lain,
So the thought of you, remaining
Deeply folded in my brain,
Will not leave me: all things leave me:
You remain.
Other thoughts may come and go,
Other moments I may know
That shall waft me, in their going,
As a breath blown to and fro,
Fragrant memories: fragrant memories
Come and go.
Only thoughts of you remain
In my heart where they have lain,
Perfumed thoughts of you, remaining,
A hid sweetness, in my brain.
Others leave me: all things leave me:
You remain.
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Text Authorship:
- by Arthur Symons (1865 - 1945), "Memory", appears in London Nights, in Bianca, first published 1895 [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 Louis Campbell-Tipton (1877 - 1921), "Memory", 1907 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Norman Dello Joio (1913 - 2008), "All things leave me", published 1955 [ medium voice and piano ], from Six Love Songs [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Hopkins Densmore (1880 - 1943), "Memory", published <<1940 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Walter Foster , "As a perfume doth remain" [ tenor and piano ], from A Gypsy Romance, no. 8 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Vivian Hickey , "Memory", published <<1940 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Cedric Wilmot Lemont (1879 - 1954), "Memory", published <<1940 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Samuel R. Lewis , "Memory", published <<1940 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Francis George Scott (1880 - 1958), "Memory" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max R. Wald (1889 - 1954), "As a perfume", published <<1940 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-07-15
Line count: 18
Word count: 97