by John Banister Tabb (1845 - 1909)
I knew the flowers had dreamed of you
Language: English
Available translation(s): CHI
I knew the flowers had dream'd of you And hail'd the morning with regret; For all their faces with the dew Of vanish'd joy were wet. I knew the winds had passed you way Though not a sound the truth betrayed; About their pinions all the day A summer fragrance stayed. And so awaking or asleep, A memory of lost delight By day the sightless breezes keep And silent flow'rs by night.
Authorship:
- by John Banister Tabb (1845 - 1909) [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 Margaret Ruthven Lang (1867 - 1972), "I knew the flowers had dreamed of you" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , "我知道花儿梦见了汝", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Nich Roehler
This text was added to the website: 2012-05-20
Line count: 12
Word count: 72