by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852)
I give thee all ‑‑ I can no more
Language: English
I give thee all -- I can no more -- Tho' poor the offering be; My heart and lute are all the store That I can bring to thee. A lute whose gentle song reveals The soul of love full well; And, better far, a heart that feels Much more than lute could tell. Tho' love and song may fail, alas! To keep life's clouds away, At least 'twill make them lighter pass, Or gild them if they stay. And even if Care at moments flings A discord o'er life's happy strain, Let Love but gently touch the strings, 'Twill all be sweet again!
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- by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852), "My heart and lute" [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 Henry Rowley Bishop (1785 - 1855), "My heart and lute" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Frederick Brandeis (1835 - 1899), "My heart and lute", published 1899 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Arthur Trickett , "I give thee all", published 1902 [ voice and piano ], in Vocalist (June) [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Joachim Raff, Georg Vierling.
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- Also set in Norwegian (Bokmål), adapted by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Halfdan Kjerulf.
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This text was added to the website: 2003-10-19
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Word count: 102