by Arlo Bates (1850 - 1918)
The rose leans over the pool
Language: English
The rose leans over the pool; Oh touch me not, touch me not, love! When the sun bursts above her, the rude bee will love her; oh touch me not, touch me not, love! When the night breeze is cool; Oh kiss me not, kiss me not, love! With song that pursues her, the nightingale woos her; Oh touch me not, kiss me not, love! The moth to the jasmine flies; Oh touch me not, touch me not, love! Drunk with fervid desire, with love's passionate fire; Oh touch me not, touch me not, love! In her bosom he lies; Oh kiss me not, kiss me not, love! Till smothered in kisses, he dies of love's blisses; Oh touch me not, kiss me not, love!
Text Authorship:
- by Arlo Bates (1850 - 1918), appears in Told in the Gate, first published 1892 [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 George Whitefield Chadwick (1854 - 1931), "The rose leans over the pool", from Lyrics from "Told in the Gate", no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2020-04-20
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