Spanish walz

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was written for a lady (maybe his own wife) that suffered from a skin disease.

In 1808, Thomas Moore wrote `Believe me...' to the tune of this much older air. The poem

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X:2
T:Believe me if all those endearing young charms
T:My Lodging is in the Cold Ground
T:Spanish walz
C:Traditional
C:Thomas Moore
Z:Bert Van Vreckem <http://flanders.blackmill.net/music/>
H:In 1808, Thomas Moore wrote `Believe me...' to the tune of this much older air. The poem 
H:was written for a lady (maybe his own wife) that suffered from a skin disease.
R:Air
O:Ireland
M:3/4
L:1/4
K:D
F/E/|"D"D>ED|DFA|"G"GBd|d2c/B/|"D"A>GF|"A7"EDE|("D"F3|F2)F/E/|
"D"D>ED|DFA|"G"GBd|d2c/B/|"D"A>dF|"A7"EDE|("D"D3|D2)A/G/|
"D"FAd|d2A/F/|"G"GBd|d2c/B/|"D"A>GF|"A7"EDE|("D"F3|F2)F/E/|
"D"D>ED|DFA|"G"GBd|d2c/B/|"D"A>dF|"A7"EDE|("D"D3|D2)||
W:1. Believe me, if all those endearing young charms, 
W:Which I gaze on so fondly today, 
W:Were to change by tomorrow, and fleet in my arms, 
W:Like fairy gifts, fading away,
W:Thou wouldst still be adored as this moment thou art, 
W:Let thy loveliness fade as it will;
W:And around the dear ruin, each wish of my heart 
W:Would entwine itself verdantly still!
W:
W:2. It is not while beauty and youth are thine own, 
W:and thy cheeks unprofaned by a tear,
W:That the fervor and faith of a soul can be known, 
W:To which time will but make thee more dear!
W:No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets, 
W:But as truly loves on to the close;
W:As the sunflower turns on her god, when he sets, 
W:The same look which she turned when he rose!
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