by (Harold) Hart Crane (1899 - 1932)
Old song
Language: English
Thy absence overflows the rose, From ev'ry petal gleam Such words as it were vain to close, Such tears as crowd the dream. So eyes that mind thee fair and gone, Bemused at waking, spend On skies that gild thy remote dawn More hopes than here attend. The burden of the rose will fade Sped in the spectrum's kiss, But here the thorn in sharpened shade Weathers all loneliness.
Authorship:
- by (Harold) Hart Crane (1899 - 1932) [author's text not yet checked 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 Melvin Clive Bird (b. 1955), "Old song", 2002, published 2015, first performed 2002 [ voice and piano ], Melvin Clive Bird [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Julius Hijman (1901 - 1969), "Old song", 1942 [ voice and piano ], from Four songs [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2023-04-08
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