On a faded violet

The odour from the flower is gone
Which like thy kisses breathed on me;
The colour from the flower is flown
Which glowed of thee and only thee!

A shrivelled, lifeless, vacant form.
It lies on my abandoned breast,
And mocks [the]2 heart which yet is warm,
With cold and silent rest.

I weep, -- my tears revive it not!
I sigh, -- it breathes no more on me;
Its mute and uncomplaining lot
Is such as mine should be.

by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) , "On a faded violet", from The Literary Pocket-Book, published 1821

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

by George John Bennett (1863-1930) , "On a dead violet", published 1886, from Twelve Songs Set to Poems of Shelley and Rossetti, no. 6.
by Edith A. Bracken , "The faded violet", published 1877-8? [duet with piano]
by Frank Bridge (1879-1941) , "A dead violet", 1904, first performed 1904. [voice and piano]
by Carl Deis (1883-1960) , "On a faded violet", published 1914 [low voice and piano], from Eight Songs, no. ?
by Ada Dexter , "On a faded violet", published 1896 [voice and piano], Birmingham: Harrison
by Anthony Donato (1909-) , "On a faded violet", 1971, first performed 1974 [tenor or soprano and string quartet], from Three Poems from Shelley, no. ?
by Arthur Farwell (1872-1952) , "On a faded violet", op. 43 no. 2, published 1927 [voice and piano], from Three Poems of Percy Bysshe Shelley, no. 2.
by (Charles William) Eric Fogg (1903-1939) , "A faded violet", published 1921 [SATB chorus or quartet a cappella], London: Curwen
by Ernest Ford , "On a faded violet", published 1885. [voice and piano]
by James Cliffe Forrester (1860-1941) , "Song, on a faded violet", published 1888. [tenor and piano]
by Arthur M. Fox , "The faded violet", published 1888 [medium-high voice and piano], from Three Songs, no. ?, London: Woolhouse
by John Gledhill , "A faded flower", published 1878 [voice and piano], from Seven Songs, no. ?
by Frederic Locksley Groton , "A faded violet", published 1909 [voice and piano], Boston: B. F. Wood
by Clifford Higgin , "To a faded violet", published 1925. [SATB chorus a cappella]
by Elwyn Kent Hughes , "On a faded violet", 1957. [voice and piano]
by Edward James Loder (1813-1865) , "The colour from the flower is flown", published 1845? [medium voice and piano]
by George Loder , "The faded violet", published 1844 [glee for TTBB chorus and piano], in the New York Glee Book
by Hamish MacCunn (1868-1916) , "On a faded violet", published 1893 [medium voice and piano], London: Augener
by Hamish MacCunn (1868-1916) , "On a faded violet", published 1914 [SSA chorus and piano], London: Novello
by Helen Agnes MacWhirter , "The faded violet", published 1903 [baritone and piano], from Two Songs for Baritone, no. ?, London: Bosworth & Co.
by Colin McAlpin (1870-1942) , "A faded violet", published 1905 [voice and piano], Winnipeg: Whaley, Royce, & Co.
by William Metcalfe , "On a faded violet", published 1899 [voice and piano], from Six Songs, no. ?, alsoi set in German (translation by Willy Kastner); London: Joseph Williams
by Charles Mills (1914-) , "On a faded violet", published 1950 [medium voice and piano], New York: Composers Facsimile Editions
by Carlo Alfredo Piatti (1822-1901) , "On a faded violet", published 1867 [voice and piano], London: Chappell
by Henry Hugo Pierson (1816-1873) , "On a faded violet", published 1839-40 [voice and piano], from Characteristic Songs of Shelley, no. ?
by Edward Henry Thorne (1834-1916) , "On a faded violet", published 1873. [low alto and piano]
by Emily Troup , "On a faded violet", published 1884 [voice and piano], London: Stanley Lucas, Weber, Pitt & Hatzfeld Ltd
by Emily Troup , "On a faded violet", published 1884 [voice and piano], London: Stanley Lucas, Weber, Pitt & Hatzfeld Ltd

by George Benjamin Arnold , "The colour from the flow'r is gone", published 1859 [medium voice and piano], Addison, Hollier & Lucas
by Henri Herz (1803-1888) , "Thee and only thee", published 1844 [medium voice and piano], in The Musical Bijou

by Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) , "Su una violetta morta", P. 97 no. 2 (1912), published 1919 [mezzo-soprano and piano], from Sei Liriche, seconda serie, no. 2.

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Su una violetta morta

È vanito l'odor di questo fiore,
Che, come il bacio tuo, tenero ardente respirava su me.
Anche di questo fior fuggì il colore,
Che rilucea deliziosamente di te, solo di te.

Forma languida e vana ella riposa
Sul mio povero cuor, Che non oblia, povero stanco cuor;
Immobile, di gel, silenziosa
Ella irride così l'anima mia, l'anima calda ancor.

In vano, in vano io piango a lei d'accanto;
E sospirando invan su lei mi chino: oh! tutto in lei finì!
Il suo destino è muto, senza pianto.
Il suo destino è muto. Oh! il mio destino dovrebe esser così!

by Francesco Rocchi , no title

a text in English by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) , "On a faded violet", from The Literary Pocket-Book, published 1821

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

by Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) , "Su una violetta morta", P. 97 no. 2 (1912), published 1919 [mezzo-soprano and piano], from Sei Liriche, seconda serie, no. 2.

Date added to the website: 0000-00-00.