by John Galsworthy (1867 - 1933)
Rose and Yew
Language: English
Love flew by! Young wedding day, Peeping through her veil of dew, Saw him, and her heart went fey — His wings no shadows threw. Love flew by! Young day was gone, Owls were hooting — Whoo — to-whoo! Happy-wedded lay alone, Who'd vowed that love was true. Love flies by, and drops a rose — Drops a rose, a sprig of yew! Happy these — but ah! for those Whose love has cried: Adieu!
Confirmed with John Galsworthy, Moods, Songs, & Doggerels, London: William Heinemann, 1912, page 70.
Text Authorship:
- by John Galsworthy (1867 - 1933), "Rose and Yew", 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), "Rose and Yew", published 1913 [ voice and piano ], from Seventeen songs, no. 11, London : Schott & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
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Word count: 75