Trust her not (William F. Sudds)

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• (Posted 2023-12-12)  CPDL #78138:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-12-12).   Score information: Letter, 12 pages, 501 kB   Copyright: Personal

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Title: Trust her not
Composer: William F. Sudds
Lyricist: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: Piano

First published: 1882 W. F. Sudds
Description: Opus 107

Original text and translations

English text

I know a maiden fair to see,
Take care!
She can both false and friendly be,
Beware! Beware!
Trust her not,
She is fooling thee!

She has two eyes, so soft and brown,
Take care!
She gives a side-glance and looks down,
Beware! Beware!
Trust her not,
She is fooling thee!

And she has hair of a golden hue,
Take care!
And what she says, it is not true,
Beware! Beware!
Trust her not,
She is fooling thee!
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°She has a bosom as white as snow,
Take care!
She knows how much it is best to show,
Beware! Beware!
Trust her not,
She is fooling thee!

°She gives thee a garland woven fair,
Take care!
It is a fool’s-cap for thee to wear,
Beware! Beware!
Trust her not,
She is fooling thee!

°Sudds omits these verses from his setting.