by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)
Gone were but the Winter
Language: English
Gone were but the Winter, Come were but the Spring, I would go to a covert Where the birds sing; Where in the whitethorn Singeth a thrush, And a robin sings In the holly-bush. Full of fresh scents Are the budding boughs Arching high over A cool green house: Full of sweet scents, And whispering air Which sayeth softly: "We spread no snare; "Here dwell in safety, Here dwell alone, With a clear stream And a mossy stone. "Here the sun shineth Most shadily; Here is heard an echo Of the far sea, Though far off it be."
J. Coulthard sets stanzas 1-4, 6
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First published in Macmillan's Magazine, 1865, rev. 1866Text Authorship:
- by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894), "Spring fancies" [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 Jean Coulthard (1908 - 2000), "Spring quiet", stanzas 1-4,6 [ voice and piano ], from Christina Songs, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Cecil Armstrong Gibbs (1889 - 1960), "Gone were but the winter", op. 131 no. 3 (1952), published 1953 [ voice and piano ], from Three Lyrics by Christina Rossetti, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eleanor Clementine Rudall (1881 - 1960), "Gone were but the winter" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-01-13
Line count: 25
Word count: 98