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by Robert Anderson (1770 - 1833)

Canst thou love me, Mary
Language: English 
Canst thou love me, Mary?
Wilt thou love me, Mary?
Didst, thou love me, Mary?
Blest I'd be!
Nae greater gift con Heav'n bestow,
Thou art sae dear to me.
 
Thou hast stown my heart, O Mary dear,
With thy bewitching e'e,
And tho' a lowly cottage maid,
Thou'rt a' the world to me!
 
When first the moon peeps o'er the hill,
This night O steal to me,
And by two dazzling stars, thy e'en,
I swear I'll wedded be.

Text Authorship:

  • by Robert Anderson (1770 - 1833) [author's text not yet checked 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 James Hook (1746 - 1827), "Canst thou love me, Mary", published 1803-6. [voice and piano] [
     text not verified 
    ]

Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2008-06-11
Line count: 14
Word count: 80

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