by Alfred Perceval Graves (1846 - 1931)
From the red rose
Language: English
From the red rose to the apple-blossom,
From the apple-blossom to the blue sky,
Looking up still in the spring-tide,
When none else is by,
For a love born
On a May morn,
Long, long ago, I sigh.
From the blue sky to the apple-blossom,
And the roses in row,
Looking down still in the spring-tide,
Through my garden I go,
For a love lost
In a spring frost,
Singing Heigh ho, heigh ho!
Text Authorship:
- by Alfred Perceval Graves (1846 - 1931), "From the red rose", appears in Irish Songs and Ballads, in Songs and Sketches [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 Mary Grant Carmichael (1851 - 1935), "From the red rose", published 1886 [voice and piano], London: J. & J. Hopkinson [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2013-03-11
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