by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Her absence will not alter me
Language: English
Tho' distant far from Jessy's charms, I stretch in vain my longing arms, Tho' parted by the deeps of sea, Her absence will not alter me. Tho' beauteous nymphs I see around, A Chloris, Flora might be found, Or Phyllis with her roving eye; Her absence shall not alter me. A fairer face, a sweeter smile, Inconstant lovers may beguile, But to my lass I'll constant be, Nor shall her absence alter me. Though laid on India's burning coast, Or on the wide Atlantic tost, My mind from love no pow'r could free, Nor could her absence alter me. For conqu'ring love is strong as death, Like veh'ment flames his pow'rful breath, Thro' floods unmov'd his course he keeps, Ev'n thro' the sea's devouring deeps. His veh'ment flames my bosom burn Unchang'd they blaze till thy return; My faithful Jessy then shall see, Her absence has not alter'd me.
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), "Her absence will not alter me", Hob. XXXIa no. 100, JHW. XXXII/1 no. 100. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2012-09-24
Line count: 24
Word count: 149