Friend of my soul (Moore, set by J. Hewitt, T. May, S. Owenson) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


Friend of my soul, this goblet sip,
'Twill chase that pensive tear;
'Tis not so sweet as woman's lip,
But, oh! 'tis more sincere.

Like her delusive beam,
'Twill steal away thy mind:
But, truer than love's dream,
It leaves no sting behind.

Come, twine the wreath, thy brows to shade;
These flowers were culled at noon;--
Like woman's love the rose will fade,
But, ah! not half so soon.
For though the flower's decayed,
Its fragrance is not o'er;
But once when love's betrayed,
Its sweet life blooms no more.

Authorship

Thomas Moore (1779-1852)

The Poetical Works of the late Thomas Little, Esq.

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

James Hewitt (1770-1827)

Theodore C. May

Sydney Owenson (Lady Sydney Morgan) (1783?-1859)

Date added to the website: 2007-09-23.

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