by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod
Ròseen‑dhu
Language: English
Little wild-rose of my heart, Ròseen-dhu, Ròseen-dhu! Why must we part, Ròseen-dhu? To meet but to part again! Is it because we are fain Of the wind and the rain, Because we are hungry of pain, Ròseen-dhu? Little wild-rose of my heart, Ròseen-dhu, Ròseen-dhu, Where I am, thou art, Ròseen-dhu! If summer come and go, If the wild wind blow, Come rain, come snow, If the tide ebb, if the tide flow, Ròseen-dhu! Little wild-rose of my heart, Ròseen-dhu, Ròseen-dhu ... Time poiseth his shadowy dart, Ròseen-dhu! What matter, O Ròseen mochree, Since each is a wave on the sea -- Since Love is as lightning for thee And as thunder for me, Ròseen-dhu!
Text Authorship:
- by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod, "Ròseen-dhu", appears in The Hour of Beauty, first published 1907 [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 Edgar Leslie Bainton (1880 - 1956), "Ròseen-dhu", published <<1940 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Henry Clough-Leighter (1874 - 1956), "Ròseen-dhu", published <<1940 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-08-18
Line count: 27
Word count: 112