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by Arthur Symons (1865 - 1945)

Caprice
Language: English 
Her mouth is all of roses,
Her eyes are violets;
And round her cheek at hide and seek
Love plays among the roses
That dimple on her cheek.

Her heart is all caprices,
Her will is yea and nay;
And with a smile can she beguile
My heart to the caprices
That dance upon her smile.

Her looks are merely sunshine,
Her tears are only rain;
But if she will I follow still
The flitting way of sunshine
Whatever way she will.

And if she will I love her,
And if she put me by,
Despite her will I follow still.
And will she let me love her?
Ha, ha! I think she will. 

Text Authorship:

  • by Arthur Symons (1865 - 1945), "Caprice" [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 Walter Foster , "Caprice" [tenor and piano], from A Gypsy Romance, no. 4. [ sung text not verified ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2018-01-14
Line count: 20
Word count: 114

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