The leaves are falling; so am I

The leaves are falling; so am I;
The few late flowers have moisture in the eye;
    So have I too.
Scarcely on any bough is heard
Joyous, or even unjoyous, bird
    The whole wood through.
 
Winter may come: he brings but nigher
His circle (yearly narrowing) to the fire
    Where old friends meet.
Let him; now heaven is overcast,
And spring and summer both are past,
    And all things sweet.

by Walter Savage Landor (1775-1864) , no title, from The Works of Walter Savage Landor, Volume II, published 1846

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

by Bernard van Dieren (1887-1936) , "The leaves are falling; so am I", published 1927. [high voice and piano]
by Cecil Forsyth (1870-1941) , "Late leaves", published 1922 [men's chorus a cappella], from Partsongs for men's voices
by Lesley V. Impey , "The late leaves", 1952. [voice and piano]
by Robin Humphrey Milford (1903-1959) , "Late leaves", published 1936 [soprano and piano], from Four Seasonable Songs
by Louise Juliette Talma (1906-1996) , "Late leaves", 1934.

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