by Bliss Carman (1861 - 1929)
Love is so strong a thing
Language: English
Love is so strong a thing, The very gods must yield, When it is welded fast With the unflinching truth. Love is so frail a thing, A word, a look, will kill. Oh lovers, have a care How ye do deal with love.
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Text Authorship:
- by Bliss Carman (1861 - 1929), appears in Sappho: One Hundred Lyrics, no. 86, first published 1903 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "If love be all", 2009 [ medium voice or high voice and piano ]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-11-22
Line count: 8
Word count: 43