by Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
You are young, and I am older
Language: English
You are young, and I am older;
You are hopeful, I am not --
Enjoy life, ere it grow colder --
Pluck the roses ere they rot.
Teach your beau to heed the lay --
That sunshine soon is lost in shade --
That now's as good as any day --
To take thee, Rosa, ere she fade.
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Text Authorship:
- by Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865), no title [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "To Rosa", 2008 [baritone and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-03-07
Line count: 8
Word count: 53