by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
Long, long the night
Language: English
Chorus
Long, long the night,
Heavy comes the morrow
While my soul's delight
Is on her bed of sorrow.
Can I cease to care?
Can I cease to languish,
While my darling Fair
Is on the couch of anguish?
Long, long, &c.
Ev'ry hope is fled,
Ev'ry fear is terror,
Slumber ev'n I dread,
Ev'ry dream is horror.
Long, long, &c.
Hear me, Powers Divine!
Oh, in pity, hear me!
Take aught else of mine,
But my Chloris spare me!
Long, long, &c.
About the headline (FAQ)
Tune -- "Aye wauken O."Text Authorship:
- by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Song -- On Chloris being ill" [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 John Linton Gardner (1917 - 2011), "On Chloris being ill", op. 246 no. 3 (2002) [ chorus a cappella ], from Four Partsongs to Lyrics by Robert Burns, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-01-07
Line count: 20
Word count: 83