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by John Vance Cheney (1848 - 1922)

The wild‑brier
 (Sung text for setting by M. Lang)
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Language: English 
Night falls with pleading and with pain,
On dead flower faces beats the rain;
Low winds in the wet hollows sigh, 
"The sweetest things the soonest die."

Through utter darkness and chartless space 
the day god mounts to his bright place;
The June winds down the wood path blows.
The wild-brier answers with a rose. 

Composition:

    Set to music by Margaret Ruthven Lang (1867 - 1972), "The wild-brier", published 1909 [ SSAA chorus and piano ], Schmidt

Text Authorship:

  • by John Vance Cheney (1848 - 1922), appears in The Time of Roses

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This text was added to the website: 2012-05-18
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