by Richard Le Gallienne (1866 - 1947)
When I am gone
Language: English
When I am gone, over the silent sky The birds will fly — Ah! how the birds will sing When I am gone; And the blue eye Of some unborn and beautiful young thing Will watch them fly, And her young heart will break to hear them sing — When I am gone.
Text Authorship:
- by Richard Le Gallienne (1866 - 1947), "When I am gone" [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 Woods Duke (1899 - 1984), "When I am gone", 1972 [ high voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2021-01-23
Line count: 9
Word count: 53