ChorusLong, long the night,
Heavy comes the morrow
While my souls delight
Is on her bed of sorrow.
CAN I cease to care?
Can I cease to languish,
While my darling Fair
Is on the couch of anguish?
Long, long, &c.
Evry hope is fled,
Evry fear is terror,
Slumber evn I dread,
Evry dream is horror.
Long, long, &c.
Hear me, Powers Divine!
Oh, in pity, hear me!
Take aught else of mine,
But my Chloris spare me!
Long, long, &c.