Three Songs for Soprano, Piano and String Quartet

Song Cycle by John Joseph Becker (1886 - 1961)

3. I fear thy kisses [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English

I fear thy kisses, gentle maiden;
  Thou needest not fear mine;
My spirit is too deeply laden
  Ever to burden thine.
                           
I fear thy mien, thy tones, thy motion;
  Thou needest not fear mine;
Innocent is the heart's devotion
  With which I worship thine.

Text Authorship:

by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822), no title, first published 1882

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CZE Czech (Čeština) (Jaroslav Vrchlický) , "Sloky (Shelley 2)", Prague, J. Otto, first published 1901

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

Total word count: 44