by Stephen Collins Foster (1826 - 1864)
Voice of bygone days
Language: English
Ah! the voice of by gone days. Will come back again, Whispering to the weary hearted Many a soothing strain, Youthful fancy then returns, Childish hope the bosom burns, Joy, that manhood coldly spurns, Then flows in memory's sweet refrain. Ah! the voice of bygone days Will come back again, Whispering to the weary hearted Many a soothing strain. Ah! the voice of bygone days Murmurs to my brain Till the cherish'd forms departed See to live again Weeping old-time sorrows o'er, Smiling as in days of yore When each heart its burden bore Of love and pity, bliss and pain. Ah! the voice of by gone days Will come back again, Whispering to the weary hearted Many a soothing strain. Ah! the voice of by gone days Bids my memory rove To the fair and gentle being Of my early love, She was radiant as the light, She was pure as dews of night, And beloved of angels bright, She join'd their bless'd and happy train. Ah! the voice of by gone days Will come back again, Whispering to the weary hearted Many a soothing strain.
Authorship:
- by Stephen Collins Foster (1826 - 1864), "Voice of bygone days" [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), "Voice of bygone days", published 1850. [voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
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