Only a rose
Language: English
A crimson rose From the lattice softly fell, My love is at the lattice – What has the rose to tell? Ah! Only a rose may fall; But to the happy lover The rose tells all. Within my rose I sought and found a tear! Like dew in the rose it lay, And made love’s message clear. Ah! Only a tear may fall; But to the tender lover The tear tells all.
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Amy Woodforde-Finden (1860 - 1919), "Only a rose", published 1905 [ soprano, baritone, and piano ], from On Jhelum River : a Kashmir Love Song, no. 5, London : Boosey & Co. [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2024-01-07
Line count: 14
Word count: 72