Lyrics from Sappho

Song Cycle by Mary Elizabeth Turner Salter (1856 - 1938)

1. Hesperus, bringing together  [sung text not yet checked]

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Hesperus, bringing together
All that the morning star scattered,--

Sheep to be folded in twilight,
Children for mothers to fondle,--

Me too will bring to the dearest,
Tenderest breast in all Lesbos.

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2. Well I found you

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3. There is a medlar tree  [sung text not yet checked]

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There is a medlar tree
Growing in front of my lover's house,
And there all day
The wind makes a pleasant sound.
And when the evening comes,
We sit there together in the dusk,
And watch the stars
Appear in the quiet blue.

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4. If death be good  [sung text not yet checked]

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If death be good,
Why do the gods not die?
If life be ill,
Why do the gods still live?

If love be naught,
Why do the gods still love?
If love be all,
What should men do but love?

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5. It can never be mine

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6. I grow weary

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7. Over the roofs

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8. So falls the hour of twilight.

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Total word count: 115