by Ellen Mackay Hutchinson, Mrs. Cortissoz (d. 1833)
For Love is blind
Language: English
Fate counselled her if she were wise To set a guard upon her eyes, And thus be safe from Love's surprise. But Youth, the hero, came erelong, Came singing through a heedless throng; She listened, breathless, to his song. "O Fate," she murmured, "wert thou wise ? I set a guard upon mine eyes, Yet must I yield to Love's surprise!"
Text Authorship:
- by Ellen Mackay Hutchinson, Mrs. Cortissoz (d. 1833), "For Love is blind", appears in Songs and Lyrics, first published 1881 [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 Clara Kathleen Rogers (1844 - 1931), "For Love is blind", op. 34 (Six Folk Songs of Different Nationalities) no. 1, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], Boston : Arthur P. Schmidt and Co. ; Women Composers through the Ages, volume 7, indicates that the poet given on the score is "Helen [sic] Mackay Hutchinson" [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-07-14
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Word count: 60