Song

 O roses for the flush of youth, 
   And laurel for the perfect prime; 
 But pluck an ivy branch for me 
   Grown old before my time. 

 O violets for the grave of youth, 
   And bay for those dead in their prime; 
 Give me the withered leaves I chose 
   Before in the old time.

by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894) , "Song", from Germ (Feb. 1850)

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

by David Arditti (1964-) , "O roses for the flush of youth", op. 10 no. 2, from Three Songs of Christina Rossetti, no. 2.
by Henry Clough-Leighter (1874-1956) , "Roses for the flush of youth", published <<1940. [voice and piano]
by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) , "Oh roses for the flush of youth", published 1904 [alto and piano], from Six Sorrow Songs, no. 3.
by George Selwyn English (1912-) , "Song", 1931. [voice and piano]
by Grace Marschal-Loepke (1885-) , "In the old time", published <<1940. [voice and piano]
by George Oldroyd (1886-1951) , "Soliloquy", published 1921. [voice and piano]

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