i. Oh, that longed-for happiness does not bloom for our love (Ó naší lásce nekvete to vytoužené štěstí)
ii. So many a heart is as though dead (V tak mnohém srdci mrtvo jest)
iii. Around the house now I stagger (Kol domu se teď potácím) 
iv. I know that in sweet hope (Já vím, že v sladké naději) 
v. Over the countryside reigns a light sleep (Nad krajem vévodí lehký spánek) 
vi. Here in the forest by a brook (Zde v lese u potoka) 
vii. In that sweet power of your eyes (V té sladké moci očí tvých) 
viii. Oh dear soul, the only one (Ó duše drahá jedinká) 

Dvorak’s Love Songs are a reworking of his earlier collection Cypresses. The Cypresses were first written in 1865, but Dvorak revisited them again in 1889 to create 8 new songs out of the original 18.  Inspired by the traditional music of his native country, the works are settings of romantic poems by Gustav Pfleger-Moravsky, a fellow Czech who’s work Dvorak admired. The songs were rewritten in many forms by the composer, including a reworking for string quartet, and he pulled many of the main themes out of the song cycle for other works. Although originally written for piano and voice, this arrangement has the vocal line accompanied by violin, viola, cello and double bass. Love Songs are distinctive and known for their elaborate accompaniments and are argued to be the best example of his writing for solo voice.