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I loved thee once, Atthis, long ago

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 I loved thee once, Atthis, long ago.
 Thou loved'st another more than me,
 Scornful wert thou, none like to thee.

 Me thou forgettest -
 As thou wilt -
 Thou art nought to me.

 I loved thee once, Atthis, long ago.

 In the hereafter shall I be remembered,
 But thou shalt die, nor live in memory,
 For thou didst not gather the roses of Pieria;
 Alone and obscure thou shalt wander,
 Even in the house of Hades,
 Flitting among the shadowy dead.

 I loved thee once, Atthis, long ago.


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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

Date added to the website: 2003-12-01.

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