The west‑wind croons in the cedar‑trees

The west-wind croons in the cedar-trees,
The goldenrod nods by the lea,
And Maud there's love in your bony black eyes;
Can it be meant for me?

The west-wind dies in the cedar-trees,
The goldenrod droops by the lea,
And Maud there's scorn in your merry black eyes
Surely not meant for me?

The east-wind moans in the cedar-trees,
The goldenrod's dead by the lea,
And Maud you may glance with your cruel black eyes.
Winter has come to me.

by Edward Alexander MacDowell (1860-1908)

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by Edward Alexander MacDowell (1860-1908) , "The west-wind croons in the cedar-trees", op. 47 no. 5, published 1893, from Eight Love Songs, no. 5.

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