Rondel (Elgar)
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”Rondel” is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1894 as his Op.16, No.3. The words are by Longfellow, a translation of a Rondel by Froissart .
The song was first published in 1896. It was re-published as one of the ‘’Seven Lieder of Edward Elgar ‘’ (with English and German words) in 1907.
[edit] Lyrics
- Love, what wilt thou with this heart of mine ?
- Nought see I sure or fixed in thee !
- I do not know thee, nor what deeds are thine :
- Nought see I sure or fixed in thee !
- Love, what wilt thou with this heart of mine ?
- Nought see I fixed or sure in thee !
- Shall I be mute, or vows with prayers combine ?
- Ye who are blessed in loving, tell it me :
- Love, what wilt thou with this heart of mine ?
- Nought see I permanent or sure in thee !
- Nought see I fixed or sure in thee !
- Love, what wilt thou with this heart of mine ?
• Note that Elgar reversed the positions of "sure" and "fixed" in the second line
[edit] References
- Kennedy, Michael, Portrait of Elgar (Oxford University Press, 1968) ISBN 0193154145
- Moore, Jerrold N. “Edward Elgar: a creative life” (Oxford University Press, 1984) ISBN 0193154471
