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Five Philanders
Song Cycle by John Linton Gardner (1917 - 2011)
1. Rejection
Language: English
2. Parting
Language: English
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3. Falsehood  [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Never seek to tell thy love Love that never told [can]1 be; For the gentle wind does move Silently, invisibly. I told my love, I told my love, I told her all my heart, [Trembling, cold, in ghastly fears]2 -- Ah, she [doth]3 depart. Soon as she was gone from me [A traveller came by]4 Silently, invisibly -- [He took her with a sigh]5.
Authorship:
- by William Blake (1757 - 1827), "Love's Secret"
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Stöhr: "shall"
2 Stöhr: "Trembling between hope and fear"
3 Stöhr: "did"
4 Stöhr: "A boy chanced going by"
5 Leoni: "O, was no deny"
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4. Contentment
Language: English
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5. Fulfilment
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Total word count: 62