by Matthew Prior (1667 - 1721)
Since by ill fate I'm forced away
Language: English
Since by ill fate I'm forced away, And snatch'd so soon from those dear arms, Against my will I must obey, And leave those sweet endearing charms. Yet still love on, and never fear But you and constancy will prove Enough my present flame to bear, And make me, though in absence, love. For though your presence Fate denies, I feel, alas! the killing smart, And can with undiscerned eyes Behold your picture in my heart.
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- by Matthew Prior (1667 - 1721), no title [author's text checked 1 time 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 Willem de Fesch (1687 - 1761), "Since by ill fate I'm forced away" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "Since by ill fate I'm forced away", op. 122 (Ten Songs in Two Sets of Five Each, Set I) no. 1 (1938) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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