by Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849)
Translation by Gabriel Mourey (1865 - 1943)
Thou wouldst be loved? — then let thy...
Language: English
Thou wouldst be loved? — then let thy heart From its present pathway part not! Being everything which now thou art, Be nothing which thou art not. So with the world thy gentle ways, Thy grace, thy more than beauty, Shall be an endless theme of praise, And love — a simple duty.
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Text Authorship:
- by Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849), "TO F——s S. O——d.", written 1833-1845 [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 Oscar George Theodore Sonneck (1873 - 1928), "Thou wouldst be loved?", op. 16 (Four Poems by Edgar Allan Poe) no. 2, published 1917, New York, G. Schirmer [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Gabriel Mourey (1865 - 1943) , "À Frances Sargent Osgood" ; composed by Jacques-Michel Zoubaloff.
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This text was added to the website: 2021-10-26
Line count: 8
Word count: 53
Tu voudrais être aimée ? ‑‑ alors que...
Language: French (Français) after the English
Tu voudrais être aimée ? -- alors que ton cœur de son chemin présent ne s'éloigne jamais ! Etant tout ce que maintenant tu es, ne sois rien de ce que tu n'es pas. Ainsi dans le monde, tes gentilles manières, ta grâce, ta beauté plus que beauté, seront un thème sans fin de louange et l'amour -- un simple devoir.
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Confirmed with Gabriel Mourey, Poésies Complètes de Edgar Allan Poe, Paris, Camille Dalou, 1889, page 20.
Text Authorship:
- by Gabriel Mourey (1865 - 1943), "À Frances Sargent Osgood" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849), "TO F——s S. O——d.", written 1833-1845
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Jacques-Michel Zoubaloff (1876 - 1941), "Tu voudrais être aimée ?", subtitle: "À Frances Sargent Osgood", 1917 [ medium voice and piano ], from Mélodies, no. 2, Éd. Maurice Senart [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2021-10-26
Line count: 8
Word count: 57