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by Clara Louise Tunison (1872 - 1899)

'Twas but a Dream
Language: English 
'Twas at the hour of twilight, 
The sun was sink ing fast, 
There came to me a vision
Of hapрy days long past;

I saw the old rose garden
In all it's glowing bloom
I heard the robins singing
As in the time of June.

    Ah, 'twas but a dream 
    a dream with joy and sorrow blended, 
    And now. alas I sigh, 
    That with the dream.
    My joy is ended: 
    Ah, the thought that all of those bright
    days are gone forever
    'Twas but a

I heard the nightwind sighing 
All through the whisp'ring trees, 
The scent of summer roses 
Was wafted on the breeze;

I saw the rustic arbor, 
Where in the days of love
We watched the golden stars
So far above.

Text Authorship:

  • by Clara Louise Tunison (1872 - 1899) [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 Clara Louise Tunison (1872 - 1899), "'Twas but a Dream", 1899, published 1899, first performed 1899 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2025-05-09
Line count: 24
Word count: 124

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