by Edith Alice Mary Harper (1884 - 1947), as Anna Wickham
The cherry blossom wand See original
Language: English
I will pluck from my tree a cherry-blossom wand, And carry it in my merciless hand, So I will drive you, so bewitch your eyes, With a beautiful thing that can never grow wise. Light are the petals that fall from the bough, And lighter the love that I offer you now; In a spring day shall the tale be told Of the beautiful things that will never grow old. The blossoms shall fall in the night wind, And I will leave you so, to be kind: Eternal in beauty, are short-lived flowers, Eternal in beauty, these exquisite hours. I will pluck from my tree a cherry-blossom wand, And carry it in my merciless hand, So I will drive you, so bewitch your eyes, With a beautiful thing that can never grow wise.
Composition:
- Set to music by Rebecca Clarke (1886 - 1979), "The cherry blossom wand"
Text Authorship:
- by Edith Alice Mary Harper (1884 - 1947), as Anna Wickham, "The cherry-blossom wand"
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Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-12-01
Line count: 16
Word count: 135