by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852)
Poor wounded heart
Language: English
Poor wounded heart, farewell!
Thy hour of rest is come;
Thou soon wilt reach thy home,
Poor wounded heart, farewell!
The pain thou'lt feel in breaking
Less bitter far will be,
Than that long, deadly aching,
This life has been to thee.
There -- broken heart, farewell!
The pang is o'er --
The parting pang is o'er;
Thou now wilt bleed no more.
Poor broken heart, farewell!
No rest for thee but dying --
Like waves whose strife is past,
On death's cold shore thus lying,
Thou sleepst in peace at last --
Poor broken heart, farewell!
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852), "Poor wounded heart" [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 Henry Théodore Pontet (1833 - 1902), "Poor wounded heart", published 1878 [ voice and piano ], London [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by François Aymar de La Rochefoucauld (1843 - 1925) , "Poor broken heart", subtitle: "Chants et Ballades 5e", written 1864, appears in Poésies intimes ; composed by Ange Flégier.
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This text was added to the website: 2013-01-10
Line count: 18
Word count: 93