I knew the flowers had dreamed of you

I knew the flowers had dream'd of you
And hail'd the morning with regret;
For all their faces with the dew
Of vanish'd joy were wet.

I knew the winds had passed you way
Though not a sound the truth betrayed;
About their pinions all the day
A summer fragrance stayed. 

And so awaking or asleep,
A memory of lost delight
By day the sightless breezes keep
And silent flow'rs by night.

Submitted by Nich Roehler

Authorship

• by John Banister Tabb (1845 - 1909) [ 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 Margaret Ruthven Lang (1867 - 1972), "I knew the flowers had dreamed of you" [voice and piano] [
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