by Edward Oxenford (1846 - 1929)
I cannot say good bye
Language: English
I know 'tis now the hour to part, For even draweth nigh, But love rebels within my heart, I cannot say "good-bye!" Afar I see the silver moon Swift rising in the sky; Alas! that she should come so soon To tell us moments fly. I cannot say "good-bye," my love I cannot say "good-bye!" I hear the birds soft vespers sing On yonder hawthorn tree; O, why should they the mem'ry bring! That I must part from thee! I would the day could never fade, That night could never fall, For oh, the rays of even's shade, Must moments sad recall. I cannot say "good-bye," my love I cannot say "good-bye!"
Authorship:
- by Edward Oxenford (1846 - 1929) [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 Joseph Leopold Roeckel (1838 - 1923), "I cannot say good bye", published 1882 [voice and piano], St. Louis: Kunkel Brothers, also set in German (Deutsch) [ sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation possibly by Joseph Leopold Roeckel (1838 - 1923) ; composed by Joseph Leopold Roeckel.
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