Low lie the mists; they hide each hill and dell; The grey skies weep with us who bid farewell. But happier days through memory weaves a spell, And brings new hope to hearts who bid farewell.
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954), "Mists", 1910 [sung text checked 1 time]
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- CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , "雾", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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