Sighs have no skill To wake from sleep Love once too wild, too deep. Gaze if thou will, Thou canst not harm Eyes shut to subtle charm. Oh! 'tis my silence Shows thee false, Should I be silent else? Haste thou then by! Shine not thy face On mine, and love's disgrace!
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Authorship:
- by Walter De la Mare (1873 - 1956), appears in Henry Brocken, first published 1904 [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 Peter Racine Fricker (b. 1920), "Sighs have no skill", 1947 [ satb chorus a cappella ], from Two Madrigals, madrigal [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-01-13
Line count: 12
Word count: 52