by Katherine Mansfield (1888 - 1923), as Kathleen M. Beauchamp
Love's Entreaty
Language: English
Lovest thou me, or lovest me not Whisper and do not fear Let me not wait thine answer, love The time to part draws near. Why standest thou, so proud, so cold Would I thy heart might see The moon shall wane, and the stars grow old Ere I lose my love for thee. If thou wouldst take my heart, my life If I thy slave might be I'd reck not for the world's hard strife O my love, I would live for thee.
Confirmed with Katherine Mansfield, El pájaro herido y otros poemas. Edición crítica y bilingüe de Jesús Isaías Gómez López, 2022, page 61.
Text Authorship:
- by Katherine Mansfield (1888 - 1923), as Kathleen M. Beauchamp, "Love's Entreaty", written 1903 [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 Vera Margaret Beauchamp (1885 - 1977), "Love's Entreaty", published 1904 [ voice and piano ], from Two Songs, no. 1, Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2023-04-17
Line count: 12
Word count: 84