by Adelaide Crapsey (1878 - 1914)
Oh Lady, let the sad tears fall
Language: English
Oh Lady, let the sad tears fall To speak thy pain, Gently as through the silver dusk The silver rain. Oh, let thy bosom breathe its grief In such soft sigh As hath the wind in gardens where Pale roses die.
Text Authorship:
- by Adelaide Crapsey (1878 - 1914), "Oh Lady, let the sad tears 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 Normand Lockwood (b. 1906), "Oh Lady, let the sad tears fall" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Weisgall (1912 - 1997), "Oh Lady, let the sad tears fall", op. 1 no. 3, published 1940, from Four Songs, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2004-05-11
Line count: 8
Word count: 41