I Loved You Once in Silence

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"I Loved You Once in Silence" is a poignant ballad from the Lerner and Loewe musical *Camelot*, sung by Guinevere as she reflects on her forbidden love for Lancelot.

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I Loved You Once in Silence canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical theatre song
show tune
song
associatedCharacter Queen Guinevere
surface form: Guinevere

King Arthur
Sir Lancelot
surface form: Lancelot
associatedWork Camelot
surface form: Camelot (1960 Broadway musical)
basedOn Le Morte d'Arthur
characterAddressed Sir Lancelot
surface form: Lancelot
composer Frederick Loewe
dramaticFunction character development for Guinevere
expresses Guinevere's inner turmoil
fictionalContext Arthurian legend
genre ballad
show tune
hasMood melancholic
poignant
reflective
language English
lyricalSubject emotional restraint
regret
unspoken love
lyricist Alan Jay Lerner
lyricsBy Alan Jay Lerner
musicBy Frederick Loewe
narrativePerspective first person
originalMedium stage musical
originalProductionLocation Broadway
originalProductionTitle Camelot
partOfMusical Camelot
performerInMusical Queen Guinevere
surface form: Guinevere
settingInStory King Arthur's court
surface form: Camelot
theme adultery
emotional conflict
forbidden love
guilt
romantic longing
sacrifice
workType stage song

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Camelot (Broadway production) notableSong I Loved You Once in Silence