The Garland (Rossetti, set by J. Ireland) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


Roses blushing red and white,
	For delight;
Honeysuckle wreaths above,
	For love:
Dim sweet-scented heliotrope,
	For hope:
Shining lilies tall and straight,
	For royal state;
Dusky pansies, let them be
	For mernory;
With violets of fragrant breath,
	For death.

Input by Ted Perry

Authorship

Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894)

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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

John Ireland (1879-1962)

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