by Charles Hanson Towne (1877 - 1949)
When almond blossoms fall
Language: English
When almond-blossoms fall
By the creamy garden wall,
And the cherry-blooms float down like flakes of snow,
There's a road I always take,
When the day begins to break-
'Tis the road that leads along to Tokio!
Ah ! the wonder of it all
When the almond-blossoms fall-
'Tis the road that leads to little, dear Yo San.
In the shining morns of Spring
How my heart begins to sing,
As I tread the dearest road in all Japan !
Text Authorship:
- by Charles Hanson Towne (1877 - 1949), "When almond-blossoms fall" [author's text not yet checked 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 Amy Woodforde-Finden (1860 - 1919), "When almond blossoms fall", published 1906 [ high voice and piano ], from Five Little Japanese Songs, no. 2, London : Boosey & Co. [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2024-10-26
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