by John Galsworthy (1867 - 1933)
Past
Language: English
The clocks are chiming in my heart Their cobweb chime; Old murmurings of days that die, The sob of things a-drifting by. The clocks are chiming in my heart! The stars have twinkled, and gone out — Fair candles blown ! The hot desires burn low, and wan Those ashy fires, that flamed anon. The stars have twinkled, and gone out! Old journeys travel in my head! They come and go — Forgotten smiles of stranger friends, Sweet, weary miles, and sweeter ends. Old journeys travel in my head! The leaves are dropping from my tree! Dead leaves and brown. The vine-leaf ghosts make pale my brow; For ever frosts and winter now. The leaves are dropping from my tree!
Confirmed with John Galsworthy, Moods, Songs, & Doggerels, London: William Heinemann, 1912, page 67.
Text Authorship:
- by John Galsworthy (1867 - 1933), "Past", appears in Moods, Songs, & Doggerels [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 Ada Galsworthy (d. 1956), "Past", published 1913 [ voice and piano ], from Seventeen songs, no. 9, London : Schott & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
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Word count: 119