by Emily Brontë (1818 - 1848)
I know not how it falls on me
Language: English
I know not how it falls on me, This summer evening, hushed and lone; Yet the faint wind comes soothingly With something of an olden tone. Forgive me if I've shunned so long Your gentle greeting, earth and air! But sorrow withers e'en the strong, And who can fight against despair?
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- by Emily Brontë (1818 - 1848), no title, appears in The Complete Poems of Emily Brontë, first published 1910 [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 Ernst Bacon (1898 - 1990), "Gentle greeting", 194-?, published 1952 [ voice, piano ], from Quiet Airs, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Nick Peros (b. 1963), "I know not how it falls on me" [sung text checked 1 time]
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