by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822)
I fear thy kisses Matches original text
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.
Composition:
- Set to music by George Sainton Kaye Butterworth (1885 - 1916), "I fear thy kisses", 1909, published 1919 [ voice and piano ], from Two Songs, no. 1
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]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 44