by Walter Savage Landor (1775 - 1864)
She I love (alas in vain!)
Language: English
She I love (alas in vain!) Floats before my slumbering eyes: When she comes she lulls my pain, When she goes what pangs arise! Thou whom love, whom memory flies, Gentle Sleep! prolong thy reign! If even thus she soothe my sighs, Never let me wake again!
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Text Authorship:
- by Walter Savage Landor (1775 - 1864), no title, from The Works of Walter Savage Landor, Volume II, first published 1846 [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 Bernard van Dieren (1887 - 1936), "She I love", published 1927. [high voice and piano] [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-26
Line count: 8
Word count: 47