by Edward Rowland Sill (1841 - 1887)
The lover's song
Language: English
Lend me thy fillet, Love! I would no longer see; Cover mine eyelids close awhile, And make me blind like thee. Then might I pass her sunny face, And know not it was fair; Then might I hear her voice, nor guess Her starry eyes were there. Ah! banished so from stars and sun -- Why need it be my fate? If only she might deem me good And wise, and be my mate! Lend her thy fillet, Love! Let her no longer see: If there is hope for me at all, She must be blind like thee.
Authorship:
- by Edward Rowland Sill (1841 - 1887) [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 Kate Douglas Wiggin (1856 - 1923), "The lover's song", published 1891, from Nine love songs and a carol, no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2009-01-09
Line count: 16
Word count: 97