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Goodbye, Farewell, and Adieu [incomplete]

Song Cycle by Kirke Mechem (1925-)


2. Parting, without a sequel

Language: English

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3. Let it be forgotten

Language: English

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Let it be forgotten as a flower is forgotten,
Forgotten as a fire that once was singing gold.
Let it be forgotten forever and ever.
Time is a kind friend, he will make us old.

If anyone [asks]1, say it was forgotten,
Long and long ago.
As a flower, as a fire, as a hushed foot-fall
In a long forgotten snow.

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1 Mills: "should ask"


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