by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852)
Keep those eyes still purely mine
Language: English
Keep those eyes still purely mine,
Tho' far off I be:
When on others most they shine,
Then think they're turned on me.
Should those lips as now respond
To sweet minstrelsy,
When their accents seem most fond,
Then think they're breathed for me.
Make what hearts thou wilt thy own,
If when all on thee
Fix their charmed thoughts alone,
Thou think'st the while on me.
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Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852), 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 Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875 - 1912), "Keep those eyes", published 1903 [ vocal duet for soprano and tenor with piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2022-01-06
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Word count: 67