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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Tears
 (Sung text for setting by S. Coleridge-Taylor)
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Language: English 
In tremor, ere the morning
With Orient light is grey,
I tarried at the window
And looked for coming day.

Full in the glow of noontide
I shed a bitter tear,
And to my fond heart whispered,
“My love will soon be here.”

The night, the night is o’er me
Who gleams I shun in dread;
The day has now departed –
My dream of joy is fled.

Composition:

    Set to music by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875 - 1912), "Tears", subtitle: "A Lament", op. 12 no. 2 (1896), published 1896 [ voice and piano ], from Southern Love Songs, no. 2

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

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This text was added to the website: 2022-01-06
Line count: 12
Word count: 68

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