by Lizette Woodworth Reese (1856 - 1935)
A song of May
Language: English
The year's a little older grown; And fair white boughs by green ways blown, In these new days, are no more known. (Oh, who can bring the May again?) And we are wiser grown, we two; Our story's told, each word was true; And you love me, And I love you. (Oh, who can bring the May again?) Was life not sweeter ere we knew? Yet who, yet who, yet who can bring the May again.
Authorship:
- by Lizette Woodworth Reese (1856 - 1935) [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), "A song of May", op. 32 (Two songs) no. 1, published 1899 [ voice and piano ], John Church [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Nich Roehler
This text was added to the website: 2012-05-20
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Word count: 76