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by Edward Frederick Lockton (1876 - 1940)

I wonder if love is a dream
Language: English 
I wonder if Love is a rose,
A beautiful blossom divine,
If Love is a rose, may he come
And lie on this sad heart of mine.

I wonder if Love is a bird
With a melody tender and strong,
If Love is a bird, may he come
And sing in my garden his song.

I wonder if Love is a dream,
So steadfast, so wondrous, so true,
That floods v'ry day with fair sunshine and hangs
Golden stars ev'ry night in the blue;
Ah! If Love is a dream, he has come,
For to-night I am dreaming of you!

Text Authorship:

  • by Edward Frederick Lockton (1876 - 1940) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Dorothy Forster (1884 - 1950), "I wonder if love is a dream", published c1914 [ voice and piano ], London, Melbourne : Chappell & Co. [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2020-05-16
Line count: 14
Word count: 100

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