by Rosamund Marriott Watson (1860 - 1911), as Graham R. Tomson
The roses are dead
Language: English
The roses are dead, And swallows are flying: White, golden, and red. The roses are dead ; Yet tenderly tread Where their petals are lying: The roses are dead, And swallows are flying.
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Text Authorship:
- by Rosamund Marriott Watson (1860 - 1911), as Graham R. Tomson, "Les roses mortes", appears in The bird-bride: a volume of ballads and sonnets, first published 1889 [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 Arthur Foote (1853 - 1937), "The roses are dead", subtitle: "Les roses mortes", op. 43 (Six songs) no. 4, published 1899, copyright © 1899 [ high voice and piano ], Boston, Schmidt [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Frederick C. Nicholls (1871 - ?), "The roses are dead", subtitle: "Triolet", published 1902, from Two songs, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2010-05-01
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Word count: 33