by Thomas Hood (1799 - 1845)
I love thee ‑‑ I love thee!
Language: English
I love thee -- I love thee! 'Tis all that I can say;-- It is my vision in the night, My dreaming in the day; The very echo of my heart, The blessing when I pray: I love thee -- I love thee! Is all that I can say. I love thee -- I love thee! Is ever on my tongue; In all my proudest poesy That chorus still is sung; It is the verdict of my eyes, Amidst the gay and young: I love thee -- I love thee! A thousand maids among. I love thee -- I love thee! Thy bright hazel glance, The mellow lute upon those lips, Whose tender tones entrance; But most, dear heart of hearts, thy proofs That still these words enhance, I love thee -- I love thee! Whatever be thy chance.
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Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Hood (1799 - 1845), "I love thee", appears in Friendship's Offering, first published 1827 [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 Joseph H. Adams (d. 1938), "I love thee", published <<1931 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Archibald Davidson Arnott (1870 - 1910), "I love thee", published <<1894 [ baritone and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Arthur Bransby Burnand (1859 - 1907), as Anton Strelezki, "I love thee", published <<1940 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ellen Cowdell , "I love thee", published 1902 [ voice and piano ], in Vocalist [sung text not yet checked]
- by Frederic Hymen Cowen, Sir (1852 - 1935), "I love thee", published 1886 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Dotie Davies (1859 - 1938), as Hope Temple, "I love thee", alternate title: "'Tis all that I can say", published <<1929 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Adolph Martin Foerster (1854 - 1927), "I love thee" [sung text not yet checked]
- by William Gardiner Hammond (1874 - 1945), "I love thee", published <<1929 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934), "I love thee", published 1912 [ satb chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bruno Siegfried Huhn (1871 - 1950), "I love thee", published <<1929 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by William Noel Johnson (1863 - 1916), "I love thee", published 1890 [ voice and violoncello or violin obbligato ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Walter E. Loud , "I love thee", published <<1940 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ella Overbeck , "I love thee", first performed 1891 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Pointer (d. 1934), "I love thee", op. 10 no. ?, published 1906 [ tenor and piano ], from Three Songs for Tenor [sung text not yet checked]
- by Herbert Townsend , "I love thee", published 1891 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Theophil Wendt , "I love thee", published 1901 [ voice and piano ], from Six Songs [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Hermann Harrys (1811 - 1891) , "Dich hab ich lieb" ; composed by Franz Wilhelm Abt, Johann Wenzeslaus Kalliwoda, Johannes Starke.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-01-10
Line count: 24
Word count: 133