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by ?, Mrs. F. Percy Cotton , as Ellis Walton

Before we part
Language: English 
Give me a sign, a little sign, to teach me
Something yet more sweet than sweetest friendliness of yore,
     Lest I should die to-night,
     And wander out of sight,
Where never, never sign from you could reach me more.

Give me a look of deeper, different meaning
To all the true and steadfast looks that I so well have known;
     Then, howsoe'er it be,
     Life will have held for me
One fair, supreme, blest moment I may call my own.

Give me a word, if that you truly love me,
Just a word, if heart indeed have aught to say to heart --
     Let all the future seem
     Some vague uncertain dream,
But give me one dear word, this night, before we part!

Text Authorship:

  • by ?, Mrs. F. Percy Cotton , as Ellis Walton, "Before we part", subtitle: "Written to music" [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 Frances Allitsen (1848 - 1912), "Before we part", published 1892 [ voice and piano ], London: Boosey [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2012-01-04
Line count: 15
Word count: 122

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