Three Songs [Heine]

by Frank Bridge (1879 - 1941)

1. Where e'er my bitter teardrops fall
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Where e'er my bitter teardrops fall,
 The fairest flowers arise;
And into choirs of nightingales
 Are turned my bosom's sighs.

And wilt thou love me, thine shall be
 The fairest flowers that spring,
And at the window evermore
 The nightingales shall sing.

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2. E'en as a lovely flower
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E'en as a lovely flower,
So fair, so pure thou art;
I gaze on thee, and sadness
Comes stealing o'er my heart.
 
My hands I fain had folded
Upon thy soft brown hair,
Praying that God may keep thee
So lovely, pure and fair.

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3. Rising when the dawn still faint is  [sung text not yet checked]

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Rising when the dawn still faint is,
  Asking, "Will she come?"
Late at eventide my plaint is,
  "Ah! she did not come!"

In the night-time with my sorrow
  Waking still I lie,
And the day-dream of the morrow
  Passes sadly by.

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Poet given as "F. Hueffler" in one score.

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