by John Murray Gibbon (1875 - 1952)
Fall
Language: English
Grey, gaunt and sere Is the old year. Flake upon flake Falls the heartache; Only for a while The Indian Summer Comes with a smile A latecomer, an after thought So that naught of the old year May lack good cheer, And you remember a sweet November, A sweet November. Grey, gaunt and sere Is the old year.
Authorship:
- by John Murray Gibbon (1875 - 1952), "Fall" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Louis Victor Franz Saar (1868 - 1937), "Fall", op. 119 no. 4, published c1926 [medium voice and piano], from Four Seasons: a Canadian Song Cycle, no. 4, New York, C. Fischer [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2015-03-30
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Word count: 58