Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away; Lengthen night and shorten day; Every leaf speaks bliss to me Fluttering from the autumn tree. I shall smile when wreaths of snow Blossom where the rose should grow; I shall sing when night's decay Ushers in a drearier day.
Trilogy for Women's Voices
Song Cycle by (Robert) Houston Bright (1916 - 1970)
?. Fall, Leaves, Fall [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Emily Brontë (1818 - 1848), no title, appears in The Complete Poems of Emily Brontë, first published 1910
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