by Lizette Woodworth Reese (1856 - 1935)
Betrayed
Language: English
She is false; O Death, She is fair! Let me hide my head on they knee; Blind my eyes, Dull mine ears; O Death! She hath broke my heart for me! Give me a perfect dream; Find me a rare dim place; But let not her voice come nigh, And keep out her face!
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Margaret Ruthven Lang (1867 - 1972), "Betrayed", op. 9 (Four songs) no. 4, published 1892 [ voice and piano ], Schmidt [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Nich Roehler
This text was added to the website: 2012-05-19
Line count: 8
Word count: 54