by William Watson, Sir (1858 - 1935)
Lightly we met in the morn
Language: English
Lightly we met in the morn, Lightly we parted at eve. There was never a thought of the thorn The rose of a day might leave. Fate's finger we did not perceive, So lightly we met in the morn! So lightly we parted at eve We knew not that Love was born. I rose on the morrow forlorn, To pine and remember and grieve. Too lightly we met in the morn! Too lightly we parted at eve!
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Confirmed with The Poems of William Watson. New Edition rearranged by the author with additions, New York and London : Macmillan and Co., 1893, page 145.
Text Authorship:
- by William Watson, Sir (1858 - 1935), "Song", appears in The Poems of William Watson, in Miscellaneous [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 Henry Balfour Gardiner (1877 - 1950), "Lightly we met in the morn", 1897, first performed 1977 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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