by Adela Florence Nicolson (1865 - 1904)
The Gold Forlorn See original
Language: English
... The sudden Thought of your Face is like a Wound When it comes unsought On some scent of Jasmin, Lilies, or pale Tuberose. Any one of the sweet fragrant flowers, Flowers I used to love and lay in your hair. Sunset is terribly sad. I saw you stand Tall against the red and the gold like a slender palm; The light wind stirred your hair as you waved your hand, Waved farewell, as ever, serene and calm, To me, the passion-wearied and tost and torn, Riding down the road in the gathering grey. Since that day The sunset red is empty, the gold forlorn. ...
Composition:
- Set to music by Huub de Lange (b. 1955), "The Gold Forlorn", published 2006, stanzas 2-3 [ SATB chorus and piano ], from Indian Love Songs, no. 3
Text Authorship:
- by Adela Florence Nicolson (1865 - 1904), "Reminiscence of Mahomed Akram", appears in India's Love Lyrics [later Garden of Kama and Other Love Lyrics from India]
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