I ask but this (Gardner, set by E. MacDowell) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


I ask but this,
Yet one more kiss,
While twilight lingers by.
No one will see,
Or care, if we
Thus say our sweet "good bye,"
I ask but this, but this.
Just one more, one more, love,
The stars above
Won't look at us,
The stars above
Won't look at us, sweetheart.
And they'll not tell,
They know full well,
How all fond lovers part.

Authorship

William Henry Gardner (1865-1932)

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

Edward Alexander MacDowell (1860-1908)

Six Love Songs

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