Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms






 

Poet: Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms
Author:Thomas Moore Violinist:Jenny Oaks Baker Source:MYSJ

Believe me, if all those endearing young charms,
Which I gaze on so fondly to-day,
Were to change by to-morrow and fleet in my arms,
Like fairy gifts fading away,
Thou wouldst still be adored, as this moment thou art,
Let thy loveliness fade as it will;
And around the dear ruin each wish of my heart
Would entwine itself verdantly still.
It is not while beauty and youth are thine own,
And thy cheeks unprofaned by a tear,
That the fervor and faith of a soul can be known,
To which time will but make thee more dear.
No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets,
But as truly loves on to the close
As the sunflower turns on her God when it sets
The same look which she turned when it rose.

A net friend in MYSJ forum posted the poem "Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms" by Thomas Moore. （Please click here）. It is the first time for me to read this poem. I turned to Wikipedia for information.

"Thomas Moore, an Irish poet, wrote this poem to his wife, Elizabeth who was badly scarred by smallpox. She refused to leave her room, believing herself ugly and unlovable. To convince her his love was unwavering, Moore composed the ‘Endearing’ poem which he set to an old Irish melody and sang outside her bedroom door.  Moore restored her confidence and re-kindled their love." True love never fails. It can endure change and hardship.

I am also so lucky to find the YouTube version of this poem's Irish melody performed by the beautiful and talented Jenny Oaks Baker. She is a Grammy nominated American violinist.


Rebecca Lin 2015 Spring In USA

林贝卡 发表评论于
回复 '花甲老翁' 的评论 :

问候花甲，欢迎你来听乐。
花甲老翁 发表评论于
謝謝麗必加，我又來聽音樂了。
林贝卡 发表评论于
回复 '南山松' 的评论 :

松松好，我是在美语坛听到网友朗诵这首诗歌，才知道的，我还是第一次读到呢，我就去网上查询了相关的介绍，并在YouTube上找到了Jenny Oaks Baker小提琴音画演奏视频，就做成了帖子，收藏在我的博客里。
读诗：Believe Me, if All Those Endearing Young Charms
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南山松 发表评论于
动听的音乐,优美的诗.
谢谢贝卡的美好分享,周末快乐!
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