by Robert Browning (1812 - 1889)
Ah, Love, but a day See original
Language: English
Ah, Love, but a day,
And the world has changed!
The sun's away,
And the bird estranged;
The wind has dropped,
And the sky's deranged;
Summer has stopped.
Look in my eyes!
Wilt thou change too?
Should I fear surprise?
Shall I find aught new
In the old and dear,
In the good and true,
With the changing year?
...
Composition:
- Set to music by Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (1867 - 1944), "Ah, Love, but a day", op. 44 (Three Browning Songs) no. 2, published c1900, stanzas 1-2
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Browning (1812 - 1889), no title, appears in James Lee's Wife
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Manuel Capdevila i Font) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Sharon Krebs) , "Ach, Geliebter, nur ein Tag", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Denise Ritter Bernardini) , "Ah, l'amore, ma un giorno", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 21
Word count: 92