by Charles Hanson Towne (1877 - 1949)
Belovèd, in your absence I have told
Language: English
Belovèd, in your absence I have told My love for you to every little flower -- Vermilion, pink and purple, red and gold -- That blossoms in our fragrant-hearted bower. And should I die ere you come back again, Would not the rose my golden vows repeat? Yes, every bloom would whisper through the rain, And fling its perfumed message at your feet!
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Charles Hanson Towne, The Quiet Singer and Other Poems B. W. Dodge & Company, New York 1908, Page 126.
Authorship:
- by Charles Hanson Towne (1877 - 1949), no title, appears in The Quiet Singer and Other Poems, in 86. A Lover in Damascus, no. 3, New York, B. W. Dodge & Company, first published 1908 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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), "Beloved, in your absence", published 1904 [ voice and piano ], from A lover in Damascus, no. 3, Boosey & Co. [sung text checked 1 time]
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