When birds were songless on the bough I heard thee sing. The world was full of winter, thou Wert full of spring. To-day the world's heart feels anew The vernal thrill, And thine beneath the rueful yew Is wintry chill.
Two songs
Song Cycle by Frederick C. Nicholls (1871 - ?)
1. When birds were songless [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by William Watson, Sir (1858 - 1935), "When birds were songless", appears in Wordsworth's Grave and Other Poems, first published 1891, rev. 1905
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]2. The roses are dead [sung text not yet checked]
Subtitle: Triolet
Language: English
The roses are dead, And swallows are flying: White, golden, and red. The roses are dead ; Yet tenderly tread Where their petals are lying: The roses are dead, And swallows are flying.
Text Authorship:
- by Rosamund Marriott Watson (1860 - 1911), as Graham R. Tomson, "Les roses mortes", appears in The bird-bride: a volume of ballads and sonnets, first published 1889
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