Dis‑moi d'aimer

Dis-moi de vivre, et je vivrai
  Pour n'adorer que toi,
Dis-moi d'aimer, et je vous donne
  Un coeur qui n'est qu'amour;
Un coeur si pur, un coeur si sûr.
  Un coeur si plein de toi,
Qu'il n'en est pas un seul au monde,
  Qui t'aime autant que moi.
Dis-moi d'attendre, et j'attendrai
  En bénissant ta loi,
Ou si tu veux que je me meure,
  Je vais mourir pour toi.

by Maurice Maeterlinck (1862-1949) [an adaptation]

a text in English by Robert Herrick (1591-1674)

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 Alden Carpenter (1876-1951) , "Dis-moi d'aimer", 1912, note: also set in English

by David Arditti (1964-) , "To Anthea, who may command him anything", op. 9 no. 3, from Gather Ye Rosebuds, no. 3.
by John Alden Carpenter (1876-1951) , "Bid me to live", 1912, stanzas 1-2,5, note: also set in French
by John Liptrot Hatton (1809-1886) , "To Anthea, who may command him anything"
by Mervyn, Lord Horder, the Second Baron of Ashford (1910-1998) , "Bid me to live", alternate title: "To Anthea". [voice and piano]
by Ned Rorem (1923-) , "To Anthea, who may command him anything", published 1952, from Flight For Heaven, no. 10.

Date added to the website: 0000-00-00.

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