by Robert Graves (1895 - 1985)
Loving Henry
Language: English
Henry, Henry, do you love me? Do I love you, Mary? Oh can you mean to liken me To the aspen tree Whose leaves do shake and vary From white to green And back again, Shifting and contrary? Henry, Henry, do you love me, Do you love me truly? Oh, Mary, must I say again My love's a pain, A torment most unruly? It tosses me Like a ship at sea When the storm rages fully. Henry, Henry, why do you love me? Mary, dear, have pity! I swear, of all the girls there are Both near and far, In country or in city, There's none like you, So kind, so true, So wise, so brave, so pretty.
Authorship:
- by Robert Graves (1895 - 1985), "Loving Henry", appears in Land and Water, May 1919 [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 Ivor (Bertie) Gurney (1890 - 1937), "Loving Henry", 1920. [voice and piano] [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-12-15
Line count: 24
Word count: 118