Requited love (Frederic Archer)

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•  Posted on 2023-09-14(Posted 2023-09-14)  CPDL #75404:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-09-14).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 482 kB   Copyright: Personal

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General Information

Title: Requited love
Composer: Frederic Archer
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1873 Novello, Ewer, and Co.
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Original text and translations

English text

The merry lark his joyous lay
Is trilling out on high,
From out the fulness of his heart
He sings and so do I.

My heart is glad for my true love
Loves me and me alone
So like the lark my tuneful lays
Must make a joyous tone.

Sweet bird, that up to heaven soars
To raise thy carol there,
O bear my grateful song on high,
O take my earnest prayer.

The prayer that fond requited love
E’er breathes in grateful tone,
Is sent by thee, sweet bird, on high,
To bear to Love’s own throne.