by Helen Taylor (1876 - 1943)
Somebody's ball dress
Language: English
Somebodys ball dress Dainty of hue, Frills all of faded rose, Ribbons of blue. Somebody wore it Looking so fair, Pearls on her pretty neck, Flowers in her hair. Somebody's ball dress Sure it could tell Tales of a lover's sigh, Kisses as well. Here is a rosebud Pinned to its breast, Fold it away again, Love knows the rest.
Text Authorship:
- by Helen Taylor (1876 - 1943) [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 Mary Hannah (May) Brahe (1884 - 1956), "Somebody's ball dress", published 1920 [ medium voice and piano ], from Beaux and belles : four songs, no. 2, London, Paris : Enoch & Cie.
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This text was added to the website: 2025-12-11
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