by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892)
Two little hands that meet
Language: English
Two little hands that meet, Claspt on her seal, my sweet! Must I take you and break you, Two little hands that meet? I must take you, And break you, And loving hands must part; Take, take; Break, break; Break, you may break my heart! Faint heart never won, Break, break and all's done.
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Text Authorship:
- by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892), no title, appears in The Windows, or The Loves of the Wrens, no. 9, first published 1867, rev. 1871 [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 Arthur Sullivan, Sir (1842 - 1900), "The answer", published 1871 [voice and piano], from The Window, or The Songs of the Wrens, no. 9. [text not verified]
- by Sidney Thomson , "The answer", published 1893 [voice and piano], from The Window or the Song of the Wrens [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-03-22
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Word count: 54