by William Ernest Henley (1849 - 1903)
In the year that's come and gone, love,...
Language: English
In the year that's come and gone, love, his flying feather Stooping slowly, gave us heart, and bade us walk together. In the year that's coming on, though many a troth be broken, We at least will not forget aught that love hath spoken. In the year that's come and gone, dear, we wove a tether All of gracious words and thoughts, binding two together. In the year that's coming on with its wealth of roses We shall weave it stronger yet, ere the circle closes. In the year that's come and gone, in the golden weather, Sweet, my sweet we swore to keep the watch of life together. In the year that's coming on, rich in joy and sorrow, We shall light our lamp and wait life's mysterious morrow.
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Text Authorship:
- by William Ernest Henley (1849 - 1903), no title, appears in A Book of Verses, first published 1888 [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 George Sainton Kaye Butterworth (1885 - 1916), "In the year that's come and gone, love, his flying feather", 1911-2 [ baritone and string quartet ], from Love blows as the wind blows, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "In the year that's come and gone", op. 26 (Seven songs) no. 3 (1917) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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