by Adela Florence Nicolson (1865 - 1904), as Laurence Hope
I would have taken Golden Stars from the...
Language: English
I would have taken Golden Stars from the sky for your necklace, I would have shaken rose-leaves for your rest from all the rose-trees. But you had no need; the short sweet grass sufficed for your slumber, And you took no heed of such trifles as gold or a necklace. There is an hour, at twilight, too heavy with memory. There is a flower that I fear, for your hair had its fragrance. I would have squandered Youth for you, and its hope and its promise, Before you wandered, careless, away from my useless passion. But what is the use of my speech, since I know of no words to recall you? I am praying that Time may teach, you, your Cruelty, me, Forgetfulness.
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- by Adela Florence Nicolson (1865 - 1904), as Laurence Hope, "To the Unattainable: Lament of Mahomed Akram" [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 Blair Fairchild (1877 - 1933), "Lament of Mahomet Akram", op. 22 no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-04-27
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Word count: 124