by Adela Florence Nicolson (1865 - 1904), as Laurence Hope
Request
Language: English
Give me your self one hour; I do not crave For any love, or even thought, of me. Come, as a Sultan may caress a slave And then forget for ever, utterly. Come! as west winds, that passing, cool and wet, O'er desert places, leave them fields in flower And all my life, for I shall not forget, Will keep the fragrance of that perfect hour!
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, "Request", 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 , "Request", published 1905 [ contralto or baritone and piano ], from Four songs from The garden of Kama, no. 3, London : Boosey & Co., [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2023-07-04
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Word count: 66