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by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928)

Now, my own, own love," she whispered,...
Language: English 
"Now, my own, own love," [she whispered]1, "you are mine, 
and only mine; for she has forgot 'ee at last, 
although for her you died.
But I -- whenever I get up I'll think of 'ee, 
[and]1 whenever I lie down I'll think of 'ee. 
Whenever I plant the young larches I'll think 
that none can plant as you planted; 
and whenever I split a gad, 
and whenever I turn the cider-wring, 
I'll say none could do it like you. 
If ever I forget your name, let me forget home and heaven!...
But no, no, my love, I never can forget 'ee; 
for you was a good man, and did good things!"

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   P. Hadley 

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1 omitted by Hadley.

Text Authorship:

  • by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928), no title, appears in The Woodlanders, closing paragraph [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 Patrick Arthur Sheldon Hadley (1899 - 1973), "Scene from The Woodlanders" [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this page: Barbara Miller

This text was added to the website: 2008-08-13
Line count: 13
Word count: 114

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