by Walter Savage Landor (1775 - 1864)
The leaves are falling; so am I
Language: English
The leaves are falling; so am I;
The few late flowers have moisture in the eye;
So have I too.
Scarcely on any bough is heard
Joyous, or even unjoyous, bird
The whole wood through.
Winter may come: he brings but nigher
His circle (yearly narrowing) to the fire
Where old friends meet.
Let him; now heaven is overcast,
And spring and summer both are past,
And all things sweet.
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Text Authorship:
- by Walter Savage Landor (1775 - 1864), no title, from The Works of Walter Savage Landor, Volume II, 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), "The leaves are falling; so am I", published 1927 [ high voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Cecil Forsyth (1870 - 1941), "Late leaves", published 1922 [ men's chorus a cappella ], from Partsongs for men's voices [sung text not yet checked]
- by Lesley V. Impey , "The late leaves", 1952 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robin Humphrey Milford (1903 - 1959), "Late leaves", published 1936 [ soprano and piano ], from Four Seasonable Songs [sung text not yet checked]
- by Louise Juliette Talma (1906 - 1996), "Late leaves", 1934 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-07-26
Line count: 12
Word count: 70