by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852)
Love's light summer cloud
Language: English
I. Pain and sorrow shall vanish before us -- Youth may wither, but feeling will last; All the shadow that e'er shall fall o'er us, Love's light summer-cloud sweetly shall cast. Oh! if to love thee more Each hour I number o'er -- If this a passion be Worthy of thee, Then be happy, for thus I adore thee. Charms may wither, but feeling shall last: All the shadow that e'er shall fall o'er thee, Love's light summer-cloud sweetly shall cast. II. Rest, dear bosom! no sorrows shall pain thee, Sighs of pleasure alone shalt thou steal; Beam, bright eyelid! no weeping shall stain thee, Tears of rapture alone shalt thou feel. Oh! if there be a charm In love, to banish harm -- If pleasure's truest spell Be to love well, Then be happy, for thus I adore thee. Charms may wither, but feeling shall last: All the shadow that e'er shall fall o'er thee, Love's light summer-cloud sweetly shall cast.
Authorship:
- by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852), "Love's light summer-cloud" [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 Mary Grant Carmichael (1851 - 1935), "Love's light summer cloud", published 1898 [vocal duet for soprano and tenor with piano], London: Edwin Ashdown; New York: Percy Ashdown [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2013-02-10
Line count: 26
Word count: 160