by Ivor (Bertie) Gurney (1890 - 1937)
The songs I had
Language: English
The songs I had are withered Or vanished clean, Yet there are bright tracks Where I have been, And there grow flowers For other's delight. Think well, O singer, Soon comes night.
Text Authorship:
- by Ivor (Bertie) Gurney (1890 - 1937), "The songs I had" [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 John Jeffreys (1927 - 2010), "The songs I had" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Torsten Rasch (b. 1965), "The songs I had" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2010-09-07
Line count: 8
Word count: 33