by Matthew Arnold (1822 - 1888)
Strew no more red roses
Language: English
Strew no more red roses, maidens, Leave the lilies in the dew; Pluck, pluck cypress, O pale maidens! Dusk, O dusk the hall with yew! Shall I seek, that I may scorn her, Her I lov'd at eventide? Shall I ask, what faded mourner Stands at daybreak, weeping by my side?
Authorship:
- by Matthew Arnold (1822 - 1888) [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 Frank Bridge (1879 - 1941), "Strew no more red roses", 1913, published 1917 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ted Perry
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 51