by Gerald Gould (1885 - 1936)
Give me one hour
Language: English
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Give me one hour the years are young. There is all life to throw away, And all life's songs are to be sung Sing me one song to-day, to-day. Here with the green trees and blue sky And winds about the woodland driven Can we let such a moment by As this, and hope to be forgiven ? O laughing eyes and serious brow, And mouth almost too sweet to kiss, Never was such a time as now. Such opportunity as this ! Give me your hands I 'll hold them long ; Give me your lips I 'll hold them fast ; Oh ! there 'll be time enough for song Between the first kiss and the last !
Text Authorship:
- by Gerald Gould (1885 - 1936), "Give me one hour", appears in Lyrics, first published 1906 [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 Andrew John Massey (b. 1946), "Give me one hour" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2008-12-11
Line count: 16
Word count: 114