Eyes so tristful1, eyes so tristful, Heart so full of care and cumber, I was lapped in rest and slumber, Ye have made me wakeful, wistful! In this life of labor endless Who shall comfort my distresses? Querulous my soul and friendless In its sorrow shuns caresses. Ye have made me, ye have made me Querulous of you, that care not, Eyes so tristful, yet I dare not Say to what ye have betrayed me.
Nine Songs
Song Cycle by Frederic Hymen Cowen, Sir (1852 - 1935)
?. Eyes so tristful [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882), "Eyes so tristful, eyes so tristful"
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Diego de Saldaña , "¡Ojos tristes! ¡Ojos tristes!"
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Total word count: 77