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.
Two songs
Song Cycle by F. Gilbert Lamb
1. E'en as a lovely flower [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904), "Du bist wie eine Blume", appears in Poems Selected from Heinrich Heine, ed. by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker, London: Walter Scott, Limited, page 108, first published 1887
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 47, first published 1825
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