by Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849)
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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