by William Smyth (1765 - 1849)
Happiness lost
Language: English
No, Henry, I must not, I cannot be blinded; 'Tis past, and I bade thee for ever adieu! In feeling too warm, or in thought too high-minded, I cannot at pleasure be false and be true. The Henry I lov'd like a vision departed, While fix'd were my eyes, and while raptur'd my view! I saw him how lovely, -- I thought him kind-hearted; Oh, lost! and for ever -- for ever adieu!
Authorship:
- by William Smyth (1765 - 1849) [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 (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "Happiness lost", JHW. XXXII/4 no. 362, Hob. XXXIb no. 42 (1804). [voice, violin, cello, and piano] [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2011-09-10
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