Duets, soprano, tenor, piano , opus 64

White rose sighed in the morn,
Red rose laughed in the noon,
And "Sweetest sweetness is ended soon,"
And "Never heed for the thorn."

"Love's hour passes away,"
White rose breathed in my ear;
Red rose whispered "No need to fear;
The day is enough for day."

Shall I need white or red?
Shall I heed both aright?
Sighing and laughing, red and white,
'Tis "Love her" they both have said.

Were all the world like you, my dear,
Were all the world like you,
Oh, there'd be darts in all our hearts
From sunset to the dew.
For life would be Love's jubilee
Where all were two and two,
And lovers' rhyme the only crime,
Were all the world like you, my dear,
Were all the world like you.

Were all the world like you, my dear,
Were all the world like you,
There'd be no pain nor clouds nor rain,
No kisses overdue;
But sweetest sighs and pleading eyes,
Where Cupid's arrow flew,
And lovers' rhyme the only crime,
Were all the world like you, my dear,
Were all the world like you.