by Alice Christina Meynell (1847 - 1922), as A. C. Thompson
My Fair, no beauty of thine will last
Language: English
My Fair, no beauty of thine will last Save in my love's eternity. Thy smiles, that light thee fitfully, Are lost for ever - their moment past - Except the few thou givest to me. Thy sweet words vanish day by day, As all breath of mortality. Thy laughter, done, must cease to be, And all the dear tones pass away, Except the few that sing to me. Hide then within my heart, oh, hide All thou are loth should go from thee. Be kinder to thyself and me. My cupful from this river's tide Shall never reach the long sad sea.
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Authorship:
- by Alice Christina Meynell (1847 - 1922), as A. C. Thompson, "Song", appears in Preludes, revised 1913, first published 1875 [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), "My Fair", 1929-31, published 1934 [ voice and piano ], from Songs Sacred and Profane, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ted Perry
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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