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Two Songs

Song Cycle by Roger Quilter (1877 - 1953)

1. Come back!
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
I dream'd I heard your voice in the night,
Deep and tender with loving words.
I dream'd I saw your wondrous eyes
Aglow with love and light divine: 
"Come back! come back! my love," I cried.
"Come back, come back, my love, my life!

Text Authorship:

  • by Roger Quilter (1877 - 1953), "Come back!"

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Researcher for this page: Mike Pearson

2. A secret
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
My heart, my heart
No one may see,
It is locked away
With a golden key
Till another day
When my love shall come
As a bird to its mate
With the golden key,
And unlock the gate,
And the world shall see!
My heart, my heart
No one may see,
It is locked away
With a golden key
Till another day, another day!

Text Authorship:

  • by Roger Quilter (1877 - 1953), "A secret"

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Researcher for this page: Mike Pearson
Total word count: 108
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