When We Two Parted - Lord Byron poem reading | Jordan Harling Reads

Poetry reading of When We Two Parted by Lord Byron.

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Full poem text, public domain (also available in subtitles):

When we two parted
In silence and tears,
Half broken-hearted
To sever for years,
Pale grew thy cheek and cold,
Colder thy kiss;
Truly that hour foretold
Sorrow to this.

The dew of the morning
Sunk chill on my brow--
It felt like the warning
Of what I feel now.
Thy vows are all broken,
And light is thy fame;
I hear thy name spoken,
And share in its shame.

They name thee before me,
A knell to mine ear;
A shudder comes o’er me--
Why wert thou so dear?
They know not I knew thee,
Who knew thee too well--
Long, long shall I rue thee,
Too deeply to tell.

In secret we met--
In silence I grieve,
That thy heart could forget,
Thy spirit deceive.
If I should meet thee
After long years,
How should I greet thee?--
With silence and tears

When We Two Parted by Lord Byron.
Narrated by Jordan Harling.

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Background music:

Élégie, Op. 24 - composed by Gabriel Faure, performed by Hans Goldstein, available from musopen.com (CC BY-SA 3.0)
https://musopen.org/music/3476/gabriel-faure/elegie-op-24/

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Author image:
Richard Westall [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AGeorge_Gordon_Byron%2C_6th_Baron_Byron_by_Richard_Westall_(2).jpg

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