by Adela Florence Nicolson (1865 - 1904), as Laurence Hope
This passion is but an ember
Language: English
This passion is but an ember Of a Sun, of a Fire, long set; I could not live and remember, And so I love and forget. You say, and the tone is fretful, That my mourning days were few, You call me over forgetful — My God, if you only knew!
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Confirmed with India's Love Lyrics by Laurence Hope, et al., from gutenberg.org
Text Authorship:
- by Adela Florence Nicolson (1865 - 1904), as Laurence Hope, "Lines by Taj Mahomed", appears in India's Love Lyrics [later Garden of Kama and Other Love Lyrics from India] [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 Alma Goetz , "If you only knew", published 1905 [ contralto or baritone and piano ], from Four songs from The garden of Kama, no. 2, London : Boosey & Co., [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2023-07-04
Line count: 8
Word count: 51