by William Ernest Henley (1849 - 1903)
This is the moon of roses
Language: English
This is the moon of roses, The lovely and flowerful time; And, as white roses climb the wall, Your dreams about me climb. This is the moon of roses, Glad and golden and blue; And, as red roses drink of the sun, My dreams they drink of you. This is the moon of roses! The cherishing South-West blows, And life, dear heart, for me and you, O, life's a rejoicing rose.
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Text Authorship:
- by William Ernest Henley (1849 - 1903), no title, appears in Hawthorn and Lavender with Other Verses, in Hawthorn and Lavender, no. 25, first published 1901 [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 Karolyn Wells Bassett (1892 - 1931), "The moon of roses", <<1931. [text not verified]
- by Bainbridge Crist (1883 - 1969), "This is the moon of roses", published 1918. [voice and piano] [text not verified]
- by Clayton Johns (1857 - 1932), "The moon of roses", <<1932. [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-01-19
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Word count: 71