by Rosamund Marriott Watson (1860 - 1911), as Graham R. Tomson

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.

Composition:

    Set to music by Arthur Foote (1853 - 1937), "The roses are dead", subtitle: "Les roses mortes", op. 43 (Six songs) no. 4, published 1899, copyright © 1899 [ high voice and piano ], Boston, Schmidt

Text Authorship:

See other settings of this text.


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-05-01
Line count: 8
Word count: 33