by Stephen Collins Foster (1826 - 1864)
Old memories
Language: English
Fondly old memories Recall round my heart Scenes of my early joys That never depart. Warmed in their sunny rays, Hopes brightly burn: Say not those happy days Can never return! Say not those happy days Can never return! Say not those happy days Can never return! Voices of tenderness And eyes ever bright, Warm and true hearted friends May lend their delight; But still for departed smiles The sad heart will year: Say not those happy days Can never return! Say not those happy days Can never return! Say not those happy days Can never return!
Authorship:
- by Stephen Collins Foster (1826 - 1864), "Old memories" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Stephen Collins Foster (1826 - 1864), "Old memories", published 1853. [voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
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