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by John Keats (1795 - 1821)

A valentine
 (Sung text for setting by S. Gendel)
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Language: English 
Had I a man’s fair form, then might my sighs 
Be echoed swiftly through that ivory shell 
Thine ear, and find thy gentle heart; so well 
Would passion arm me for the enterprise; 
But ah! I am no knight whose foeman dies; 
No cuirass glistens on my bosom’s swell; 
I am no happy shepherd of the dell 
Whose lips have trembled with a maiden’s eyes. 
Yet must I dote upon thee—call thee sweet, 
Sweeter by far than Hybla’s honied roses 
When steep’d in dew rich to intoxication. 
Ah! I will taste that dew, for me ‘tis meet, 
And when the moon her pallid face discloses, 
I’ll gather some by spells, and incantation. 

Composition:

    Set to music by Scott Gendel (b. 1977), "A valentine", 2000 [ medium-high voice and piano ], from Keats Songs, no. 1

Text Authorship:

  • by John Keats (1795 - 1821), "To -"

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2016-07-09
Line count: 14
Word count: 112

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