by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Friendship in misfortune
Language: English
Give me the depth of love that springs From friendship in misfortune grown, As ivy to the ruin clings When every other hope has flown. Give me that fond confiding love That nought but death itself can blight; A flame that slander cannot move, But burns in darkness doubly bright.
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 John (Nicholson) Ireland (1879 - 1962), "Friendship in misfortune" [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ted Perry
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 50