by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
For the lack of gold
Language: English
For the lack of gold she's left me, O, And of all that's dear bereft me, O; She me forsook for a great duke, And to endless woe she's left me, O. A star and garter have more art Than youth, a true and faithful heart; For empty titles we must part; For glittering show she's left me, O. No cruel fair shall ever move My injured heart again to love; Through distant climates I must rove, Since Jeanie she has left me, O. Ye powers above, I to your care Resign my faithless lovely fair; Your choicest blessings be her share, Though she's for ever left me, O.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked 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 (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "For the lack of gold", JHW. XXXII/5 no. 398, Hob. XXXIa no. 222. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2012-08-14
Line count: 16
Word count: 109