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Sweetheart, my love and my own

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1899

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Title
Sweetheart, my love and my own
Additional title: Ah! sweetheart we were children, once, together, long ago. [first line of song]
Additional title: Sweetheart, I love you, my own, love you with all of my heart. [first line of chorus]
Names
Weiler, Charles (Lyricist)
Williams, Clarence H. (Composer)
Kiesel, Conrad (German painter and sculptor, 1846-1921) (Illustrator)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1899

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1899
Place: Milwaukee
Publisher: Joseph Flanner
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Lutes
Life cycle, Human
Love
Marriage
Waltzes
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Cover design includes reproduction of a painted by Conrad Kiesel of a woman seated on a bench in a garden, playing a lute.
Content: Summary: The narrator recalls when he and his girlfriend were young, they loved each other and hoped to be married; they were married, and promised to be true to each other; now they're old but have stayed together and still love each other.
Statement of responsibility: words by Chas. Weiler ; music by C.H. Williams.
Physical Description
Extent: 8 p. ; 35 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21736880
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21738653
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): aa2f5d70-c595-012f-babf-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1899: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Sweetheart, my love and my own" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1899. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/96fdc0ad-9cf1-e4fd-e040-e00a18066f36

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Sweetheart, my love and my own" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/96fdc0ad-9cf1-e4fd-e040-e00a18066f36

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1899). Sweetheart, my love and my own Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/96fdc0ad-9cf1-e4fd-e040-e00a18066f36

Wikipedia Citation

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Sweetheart, my love and my own