by Theodosia Garrison (1874 - 1944)
My love it should be silent, being deep—
Language: English
My love it should be silent, being deep— And being very peaceful should be still— Still as the utmost depths of ocean keep— Serenely silent as some mighty hill. Yet is my love so great it needs must fill With very joy the inmost heart of me, The joy of dancing branches on the hill, The joy of leaping waves upon the sea.
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Confirmed with Theodosia Garrison, The Dreamers and other poems, New York : George H. Doran Company, 1917
Text Authorship:
- by Theodosia Garrison (1874 - 1944), "A Love Song" [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 Laura Farnell (b. 1975), "My Very Heart", copyright © 2014 [ ssa chorus and piano and clarinet ad libitum ], JEHMS
Publisher: Alliance Music Publication [external link] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-09-03
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