by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894), as Ellen Alleyn
Love, strong as Death, is dead
Language: English
Love, strong as Death, is dead. Come, let us make his bed Among the dying flowers: A green turf at his head; And a stone at his feet, Whereon we may sit In the quiet evening hours. He was born in the spring, And died before the harvesting: On the last warm summer day He left us; he would not stay For autumn twilight cold and grey. Sit we by his grave, and sing He is gone away. To few chords and sad and low Sing we so: Be our eyes fixed on the grass Shadow-veiled as the years pass, While we think of all that was In the long ago.
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First published in The Germ, January 1850Authorship:
- by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894), as Ellen Alleyn, "An end" [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 Alexander von Fielitz (1860 - 1930), "An end", published 1898 [mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano], from Two Songs, Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel [text not verified]
- by (Hubert) Leslie Woodgate (1902 - 1961), "Autumn twilight", published 1925 [voice and piano], from Autumn Twilight, London: Stainer & Bell Ltd. [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2010-04-10
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Word count: 111