by Robert Malise Bowyer Nichols (1893 - 1944)
When within my arms I hold you
Language: English
When within my arms I hold you, Motionless in long surrender, Then what love words can I summon, Tender as my heart is tender? When within your arms you hold me, And kisses speak your love unspoken Then my eyes with tears run over, And my very heart is broken.
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Text Authorship:
- by Robert Malise Bowyer Nichols (1893 - 1944) [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 John Theodore Livingston Raynor (1909 - 1970), "When within my arms I hold you", op. 177 (1948) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ian Venables (b. 1955), "Aurelia", op. 37 (Songs for Soprano and Piano) no. 3 (2016) [ soprano and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2023-04-23
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