Sara Teasdale Songs

Song Cycle by Vincent Persichetti (1915 - 1987)

1. Let it be forgotten
(Sung text)

Language: English

Let it be forgotten as a flower is forgotten,
Forgotten as a fire that once was singing gold.
Let it be forgotten forever and ever.
Time is a kind friend, he will make us old.

If anyone asks, say it was forgotten,
Long and long ago.
As a flower, as a fire, as a hushed foot-fall
In a long forgotten snow.

Text Authorship:

by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "Let it be forgotten", appears in Flame and Shadow, first published 1920

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Total word count: 61

Sara Teasdale Songs

Song Cycle by Vincent Persichetti (1915 - 1987)

1. Let it be forgotten (Sung text)

1. Let it be forgotten
(Sung text)