O mournful lips and drooping, That ne'er knew passion's fire, Why doth your very silence Enkindle my desire? Lips that are like pale roses, Languid and soft and sad, Oh, to win from you kisses Humanly sweet and mad!
4 Romanze
Song Cycle by Gabriele Sibella
3. Oh! Mournful Lips
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by Grace Hall
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Arturo Tiberini ( flourished 1915 )
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