by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Language: English 
Our translations:  CAT FRE
Not all my torments can your pity move,
Your scorn increases with my love.
Yet to the grave I will my sorrow bear;
I love, tho' I despair.

Composition:

    Set to music by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Not all my torments", 1948 [ voice and piano ], a realization of the Purcell song. Confirmed with a CD booklet

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Tous mes tourments ne peuvent émouvoir ta pitié", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 4
Word count: 28