by Mary Montgomerie Lamb (1843 - 1905), as Violet Fane
For ever and for ever
Language: English
I think of all thou art to me, I dream of what thou canst not be; My life is curst with thoughts of thee For ever and for ever! My heart is full of grief and woe, I see thy face where'er I go; I would, alas! it were not so For ever and for ever! Perchance if we had never met, I had been spared this mad regret, This endless striving to forget, For ever and for ever! Perchance if thou wert far away, Did I not see thee day by day, I might again be blithe and gay For ever and for ever! Ah, no! I could not bear the pain Of never seeing thee again! I cling to thee with might and main For ever and for ever! Ah, leave me not! I love but thee! Blessing or curse, which e'er thou be, Oh! be as thou hast been to me, For ever and for ever!
Text Authorship:
- by Mary Montgomerie Lamb (1843 - 1905), as Violet Fane, appears in From Dawn to Noon, first published 1872 [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 Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846 - 1916), "For ever and for ever", 1879, published 1881 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2020-10-20
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Word count: 159