Only of thee and me the night wind sings,
Only of us the sailors speak at sea,
The earth is filled with wondered whisperings
Only of thee and me.
Only of thee and me the breakers chant,
Only of us the stir in bush and tree;
The rain and sunshine tell the eager plant
Only of thee and me.
Only of thee and me, till all shall fade;
Only of us the whole world's thoughts can be --
For we are Love, and God Himself is made
Only of thee and me.
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Marion Eugénie Bauer (1882 - 1955), "Only of thee and me", published 1914 [voice and piano], from 3 Songs [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Grace Becker , "Only of thee and me", published 1934 [voice and piano], from Five Songs [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Theron Wolcott Hart , "Only of thee and me", published 1932. [TTTTBBBB chorus and piano] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by James Houston Spencer (1895 - 1967), "Only of thee and me", published 1937. [voice and piano] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Genevieve Wiley , "Only of thee and me", published 1953. [voice and piano] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Solo di te e di me", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [
Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-06-05
Line count: 12
Word count: 91
Solo di te e di me il vento della notte canta
E il marinaio, al mare, solo di noi racconta,
E un bisbiglio stupito tutta la terra colma
Solo di te e di me.
Solo il tuo nome e il mio ripetono i marosi
Solo per noi è l'agitarsi di alberi e cespugli
E pioggia e sole narrano alla pianta in attesa
Solo di te e di me.
Solo di te e di me, fino alla fine di tutto;
E solo a noi l'intero mondo pensa --
Perché siamo l'Amore, e Dio stesso ha sostanza
Solo di te e di me.