BELIEVE ME IF ALL THOSE
ENDEARING YOUNG CHARMS
Believe me, if all those
endearing young charms,
Which I gaze on so fondly today,
Were to change by tomorrow,
And fleet in my arms,
Like fairy-gifts fading away,
Though would'st still be adored,
As this moment thou art,
Let thy loveliness fade as it will,
And around the dear ruin
each wish of my heart
Would entwine itself verdantly still.
It is not while beauty
And youth are thine own,
And thy cheeks unprofaned by a tear,
That the fervor and faith
of a soul can be known,
To which time will but make thee more dear!
No, the heart that has truly loved
never forgets,
But as truly loves on to the close,
As the sunflower turns
on her god when he sets
The same look which she turned
when he rose!
by
Sir Thomas Moore
ENDEARING YOUNG CHARMS
Believe me, if all those
endearing young charms,
Which I gaze on so fondly today,
Were to change by tomorrow,
And fleet in my arms,
Like fairy-gifts fading away,
Though would'st still be adored,
As this moment thou art,
Let thy loveliness fade as it will,
And around the dear ruin
each wish of my heart
Would entwine itself verdantly still.
It is not while beauty
And youth are thine own,
And thy cheeks unprofaned by a tear,
That the fervor and faith
of a soul can be known,
To which time will but make thee more dear!
No, the heart that has truly loved
never forgets,
But as truly loves on to the close,
As the sunflower turns
on her god when he sets
The same look which she turned
when he rose!
by
Sir Thomas Moore
2 comments:
Di ba kinakanta mo lagi ito?
You always play The Last Rose of Summer, di ba si Thomas Moore rin ang sumulat 'non?
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