This is the moon of roses

This is the moon of roses,
   The lovely and flowerful time;
And, as white roses climb the wall,
   Your dreams about me climb.

This is the moon of roses,
   Glad and golden and blue;
And, as red roses drink of the sun,
   My dreams they drink of you.

This is the moon of roses!
   The cherishing South-West blows,
And life, dear heart, for me and you,
   O, life's a rejoicing rose.

by William Ernest Henley (1849-1903) , no title, from Hawthorn and Lavender with Other Verses, in Hawthorn and Lavender, no. 25, published 1901

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

by Karolyn Wells Bassett (1892-1931) , "The moon of roses", <<1931.
by Bainbridge Crist (1883-1969) , "This is the moon of roses", published 1918. [voice and piano]
by Clayton Johns (1857-1932) , "The moon of roses", <<1932.

Date added to the website: 2008-01-19.

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