When we Two parted (original)

Some time ago, when I was 19, I added the guitar part and the air to this beautiful poem by Lord Byron. He had a clubfoot and was not able to dance, which didn't prevent him from having countless love-affairs. One of his victims, Lady Caroline Lamb, called him: Mad, bad and dangerous to know. - so take care... ;o) I hope my accent is not too grave.

When we two parted
In silence and tears,
Half broken-hearted,
To sever for years,
Pale grew thy cheek and cold,
Colder thy kiss;
Truly that hour foretold
Sorrow to this.

The dew of the morning
Sank chill on my brow
It felt like the warning
Of what I feel now.
Thy vows are all broken,
And light is thy fame:
I hear thy name spoken,
And share in its shame.

They name thee before me,
A knell to mine ear;
A shudder comes o'er me
Why wert thou so dear?
They know not I knew thee,
Who knew thee too well:
Long, long shall I rue thee
Too deeply to tell.

In secret we met
In silence I grieve
That thy heart could forget,
Thy spirit deceive.
If I should meet thee
After long years,
How should I greet thee?
With silence and tears.

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[marywinmusic]

mmm... an enchanting mini history lesson followed by the best music to enjoy on a rainy September morning. thank you Andreas.

[frozenwhitebear]

thaaanks, Mary! :))) I have still some "old productions" of that time in any drawer...

guess what: I cracked my ringfinger nail and didn't know how bad that is! I was always proud not to care about when my INDEX finger nail is broken. but now this one!! ewww!!! (now I understand Mary's nail problems....) - hope it's not raining all the time...! ;)

[ayydubs]

this is so beautiful.

i absolutely love this poem and have to memorize one for class.

this is SO helpful, you do not understand.

your voice is fabulous and the song flows so nicely.

thankyou!

[frozenwhitebear]

thanks Ayy, I'm glad I could help something. it's a marvellous poem, isn't it? cheers ;o)

[nllleonard]

A lovely poem to put to music. I love the "mad, bad and dangerous to know" quote. And my family name is Lamb. ;)

[frozenwhitebear]

OMG!!!--thankyou ;o) !! (I think she knew what she was talking about...:-/ )

[wilmotofrochester]

Great poem, great song, great guitar playing.

[reliablebow]

This is excellent...ahh-how should I greet thee....

[frozenwhitebear]

yeah, I got it! danke, much appreciated you like it! hey Johnny I threaten with a friendship kick for that nice comment ;o) ! I hope you will be able to do some more duets with Kathrynn, your both very different voices build a wonderful tension! ;o)

[frozenwhitebear]

thanks alot, you're too kind! I hope to find some more Byron poems. I was surprised Leonard Cohen did one too! -