I know not how it falls on me

I know not how it falls on me, 
This summer evening, hushed and lone; 
Yet the faint wind comes soothingly 
With something of an olden tone.

Forgive me if I've shunned so long 
Your gentle greeting, earth and air! 
But sorrow withers e'en the strong, 
And who can fight against despair?

by Emily Brontë (1818-1848) , no title, from The Complete Poems of Emily Brontë, published 1910

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

by Ernst Bacon (1898-1990) , "Gentle Greeting", published 1952 [voice, piano], from Quiet Airs
by Nick Peros , "I know not how it falls on me"

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