by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852)
The young rose
Language: English
The young rose I give thee, so dewy and bright, Was the floweret most dear to the sweet bird of night, Who oft, by the moon, o'er her blushes hath hung, And thrilled every leaf with the wild lay he sung. Oh, take thou this young rose, and let her life be Prolonged by the breath she will borrow from thee; For, while o'er her bosom thy soft notes shall thrill, She'll think the sweet night-bird is courting her still.
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Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852), "The young rose", appears in Melodies, Songs, and Sacred Songs, first published 1818 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Adolph Martin Foerster (1854 - 1927), "The young rose", op. 28 no. 11, from Among flowers, no. 11 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Liza Lehmann (1862 - 1918), "The young rose", published 1895 [ voice and piano ], from Album of Nine English Songs, London: Boosey & Hawkes [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hamish MacCunn (1868 - 1916), "The young rose", published <<1940 [ voice and piano ], from Ten Songs, London: Joseph Williams [sung text not yet checked]
- by Charles Stewart MacPherson (1865 - 1941), "The young rose", published <<1940 [ voice and piano ], London: Boosey & Hawkes [sung text not yet checked]
- by Em. Polak , "The young rose", published <<1929 [ high voice and piano ], from Poems by Thomas Moore, New York: G. Schirmer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joseph S. Ward , "The young rose", published [c1888] [ voice and piano ], from Six Songs, London: London Music Publishing [sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Ernst Vollmer, Alexander Winterberger.
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Word count: 80