by William Henry Davies (1871 - 1940)
Love's caution
Language: English
Tell them, when you are home again, How warm the air was now; How silent were the birds and leaves, And of the moon's full glow; And how we saw afar A falling star: It was a tear of pure delight Ran down the face of Heaven this happy night. Our kisses are but love in flower, Until that greater time When, gathering strength, those flowers take wing, And Love can reach his prime. And now, my heart's delight, Good night, good night; Give me the last sweet kiss-- But do not breathe at home one word of this!
Authorship:
- by William Henry Davies (1871 - 1940), "Love's caution", appears in The Song of Life and Other Poems, first published 1920 [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 Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981), "Love's caution" [ voice and piano ], confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
- by George Fox (1854 - 1902), "Love's caution", published 1961 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-15
Line count: 16
Word count: 99