A song (Dunbar, set by H. Adams, E. Ball) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


Thou art the soul of a summer's day,
Thou art the breath of the rose.
But the summer is fled
And the rose is dead;
Where are they gone, who knows?
Thou art the blood of my heart o' hearts,
Thou art my soul's repose
But my heart grows numb
And my soul is dumb;
Where art thou, love, who knows?
Thou art the hope of my after years --
Sun for my winter snows;
But the years go by
`Neath a clouded sky.
Where shall we meet, who knows?

Authorship

Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906)

Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow

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

H. Leslie Adams (1932-)

Ernest R. Ball (1878-1927)

Date added to the website: 2004-01-11.

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