by Sarojini Naidu (1879 - 1949)
Language: English
Bright shower of lambent butterflies, Soft cloud of murmuring bees, O fragile storm of sighing leaves Adrift upon the breeze! Wild birds with eager wings outspread To seek an alien sky, Sweet comrades of a youthful spring. My little songs, good-bye!
Composition:
- Set to music by Ernest Charles (1895 - 1984), "L'Envoi", published 1939 [ voice and piano ], New York: G. Schirmer
Text Authorship:
- by Sarojini Naidu (1879 - 1949), "Farewell", appears in The Bird of Time - Songs of Life, Death, and the Spring, in 4. Songs of Life, London: William Heinemann, first published 1912
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This text was added to the website: 2019-11-18
Line count: 8
Word count: 42