by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852)
If thou'lt be mine
Language: English
If thou'lt be mine, the treasures of air, Of earth, and sea, shall lie at thy feet; Whatever in Fancy's eye looks fair, Or in Hope's sweet music sounds most sweet, Shall be ours -- if thou wilt be mine, love! Bright flowers shall bloom wherever we rove, A voice divine shall talk in each stream; The stars shall look like worlds of love, And this earth be all one beautiful dream In our eyes -- if thou wilt be mine, love! And thoughts, whose source is hidden and high, Like streams, that come from heavenward hills, Shall keep our hearts, like meads, that lie To be bathed by those eternal rills, Ever green, if thou wilt be mine, love! All this and more the Spirit of Love Can breathe o'er them, who feel his spells; That heaven, which forms his home above, He can make on earth, wherever he dwells, As thou'lt own. -- if thou wilt be mine, love!
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852), "If thou'lt be mine" [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):
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Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), adapted possibly by Theodor Oelkers ; composed by Franz Wilhelm Abt, Franz Bendel, Pauline Richter, Julius Witt.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Oskar Falke (1827 - 1883) , "Willst du mein sein", appears in Irische Melodien von Thomas Moore ; composed by Ignaz Brüll, Erik Meyer-Helmund.
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This text was added to the website: 2003-10-19
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