by Edward Thomas (1878 - 1917)
The cherry trees
Language: English
The cherry trees bend over and are shedding On the old road where all that passed are dead, Their petals, strewing the grass as for a wedding This early May morn when there is none to wed.
Text Authorship:
- by Edward Thomas (1878 - 1917), "The cherry trees" [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 Ivor (Bertie) Gurney (1890 - 1937), "The cherry trees", 1922, published 1952 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Peter Palmer
This text was added to the website: 2012-05-25
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Word count: 37