by Alice Cary (1820 - 1871)
Dear heart, a love so truly true
Language: English
Dear heart, a love so truly true Not Heaven itself opposes, Blown softly like the morning dew Among the blowing roses,-- From you to me, from me to you, Like dew among the roses! Ay, more, a love so free from stain High Heaven alone discloses,-- Blown affluent as the morning rain Among the blowing roses,-- From me to you, and back again, Like rain among the roses! Sweet heart, it seemeth to my view The sweetest of all posies,-- From you to me, from me to you, Like rain among the roses,-- Like dew and rain, like rain and dew Among the blowing roses!
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Authorship:
- by Alice Cary (1820 - 1871), no title, appears in A Lover's Diary, in 10. Mona's Songs, no. 6, New York: Lovell Printing and Publishing Co., pages 203-204, first published 1876 [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), "Dear heart, a love so truly true", published 1917 [voice and piano], from Four Songs, no. 3, Boston, New York : A. P. Schmidt Co. [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2013-04-12
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Word count: 105