by Arthur Macy (1842 - 1904)
Were all the world like you
Language: English
Were all the world like you, my dear, Were all the world like you, Oh, there'd be darts in all our hearts From sunset to the dew. For life would be Love's jubilee Where all were two and two, And lovers' rhyme the only crime, Were all the world like you, my dear, Were all the world like you. Were all the world like you, my dear, Were all the world like you, There'd be no pain nor clouds nor rain, No kisses overdue; But sweetest sighs and pleading eyes, Where Cupid's arrow flew, And lovers' rhyme the only crime, Were all the world like you, my dear, Were all the world like you.
Authorship:
- by Arthur Macy (1842 - 1904), "Were all the world like you" [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 Arthur Foote (1853 - 1937), "Were all the world like you", op. 64 (Duets, soprano, tenor, piano) no. 2, published 1908 [ vocal duet for soprano and tenor with piano ], Boston : A.P. Schmidt [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2012-04-14
Line count: 18
Word count: 114