by Richard Watson Gilder (1844 - 1909)
Because the rose See original
Language: English
Because the rose must fade,
Shall I not love the rose?
Because the summer shade
Passes when winter blows,
Shall I not rest me there
In the cool air?
Because the sunset sky
Makes music in my soul,
Only to fail and die;
Shall I not take the whole
Of beauty that it gives
While yet it lives?
...
Ah, yes, because the rose
Fades like the sunset skies;
Because rude winter blows
All bare, and music dies---
Therefore, now is to me
Eternity!
In The Home Book of Verse, 1912
Researcher for this page: Colin Brumby
Composition:
- Set to music by Colin Brumby (b. 1933), "Because the rose", published 1999, stanzas 1-2, 5 [ SA chorus and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Richard Watson Gilder (1844 - 1909), "Because the Rose"
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Researcher for this page: Colin Brumby
This text was added to the website: 2005-01-17
Line count: 30
Word count: 139