Love alone will stay

Closely cling, for winds drive fast,
Blossoms perish in the blast,
    Love alone will last.

Closely let me hold thy hand,
Storms are sweeping sea and land,
    Love alone will stand.

Kiss my lips, and softly say,
"Joy may go and sunlit day,
    Love alone will stay."

by Caroline Alice Elgar, née Roberts (1848-1920)

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

by Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) , "Love alone will stay", 1897, published 1898. [voice and piano]

by Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) , "In Haven (Capri)", op. 37 no. 2, first performed 1899, from Sea Pictures, no. 2.

Date added to the website: 2009-02-07.

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