by Stephen Collins Foster (1826 - 1864)
Our bright, bright summer days are gone
Language: English
I remember the days of our youth and love, When we sat neath the green oak tree; When thy smiles were bright as the skies above, And thy voice made music unto me. Chorus: Never more will come those happy, happy hours, Whiled away in life's young dawn; Never more we'll roam through pleasure's sunny bowers, For our bright, bright summer days are gone. I remember the flowers that we cull'd by day, And the vows that we made by night; I remember the brook where we loved to stray In the bygone days our delight. How we joyed when we met, and grieved to part, How we sighed when the night came on; How I longed for thee in my dreaming heart, Till the first fair coming of the dawn.
Authorship:
- by Stephen Collins Foster (1826 - 1864), "Our bright, bright summer days are 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 Stephen Collins Foster (1826 - 1864), "Our bright, bright summer days are gone", published 1861. [voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2015-12-26
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