by Walter Savage Landor (1775 - 1864)
One year ago my path was green
Language: English
One year ago my path was green, My footstep light, my brow serene; Alas! and could it have been so One year ago? There is a love that is to last When the hot days of youth are past: Such love did a sweet maid bestow One year ago. I took a leaflet from her braid And gave it to another maid, Love! broken should have been thy bow One year ago.
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Text Authorship:
- by Walter Savage Landor (1775 - 1864), "Lines", appears in The Keepsake, first published 1846 [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 Bernard van Dieren (1887 - 1936), "One year ago", published 1927. [high voice and piano] [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-26
Line count: 12
Word count: 72