Songs for Soprano and Piano , opus 37

by Ian Venables (b. 1955)

1. Love Lives Beyond  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English 
Love lives beyond the tomb,
And earth, which fades like dew!
I love the fond,
The faithful, and the true.

Love lives in sleep:
'Tis happiness of healthy dreams:
Eve's dews may weep,
But love delightful seems.

'Tis seen in flowers,
And in the morning's pearly dew;
In earth's green hours,
And in the heaven's eternal blue.

'Tis heard in Spring
When light and sunbeams, warm and kind,
On angel's wing
Bring love and music to the mind.

And where's the voice,
So young, so beautiful, and sweet
As Nature's choice,
Where Spring and lovers meet?

Love lives beyond the tomb,
And earth, which fades like dew!
I love the fond,
The faithful, and the true.

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  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Liebe währt über Grab", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

2. Friendship

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3. Aurelia
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
When within my arms I hold you,
Motionless in long surrender,
Then what love words can I summon,
Tender as my heart is tender?

When within your arms you hold me,
And kisses speak your love unspoken
Then my eyes with tears run over,
And my very heart is broken.

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