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by Richard Watson Gilder (1844 - 1909)

Because the rose
 (Sung text for setting by C. Brumby)
 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

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

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