by John Boyle O'Reilly (1844 - 1890)
The red rose whispers of passion
Language: English
The red rose whispers of passion, [And]1 the white rose breathes of love; O, the red rose is a falcon, And the white rose is a dove. But I send you a cream-white rosebud With a flush on its petal tips; For the love that is purest and sweetest Has a kiss of desire on the lips.
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Text Authorship:
- by John Boyle O'Reilly (1844 - 1890), "The white rose" [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 Tom Cipullo (b. 1960), "A white rose", 2003 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jean Coulthard (1908 - 2000), "The white rose", <<1964 [ voice and piano ], from Six Irish Songs for Maureen, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Arthur Foote (1853 - 1937), "The Red Rose Whispers of Passion" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by John Jeffreys (1927 - 2010), "Three roses" [ tenor and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-12-01
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Word count: 58