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To a Proud Lover

Language: English

Because you are as arrogant
    As a high wind,
I find you neither good
    Nor peaceful, nor kind.


I swear I will not love you,
     But what can I do
When every high wind
     Bears my heart back to you?


Input by Robert Baksa

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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: 2005-01-13.

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