by Justin Huntly McCarthy (1859 - 1936)
There is a certain garden See original
Language: English
There is a certain garden where I know
That flowers flourish in a poet's spring,
Where aye young birds their ... matins sing,
And never ill wind blows, nor any snow.
But if you wonder where so fair a show,
Where such eternal pleasure may be seen,
I say, my memory keeps that garden green,
Wherein I loved my first love long ago.
Composition:
- Set to music by Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954), "There is a certain garden", from Eleven Songs and Two Harmonizations, no. 12
Text Authorship:
- by Justin Huntly McCarthy (1859 - 1936), "The Garden of Memory"
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This text was added to the website: 2010-05-29
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