by John Banister Tabb (1845 - 1909)
Phantoms
Language: English
Are ye the ghosts of fallen leaves, O flakes of snow, For which, through naked trees, the winds A-mourning go? Or are ye angels, bearing home The host unseen Of truant spirits, to be clad Again in green?
Authorship:
- by John Banister Tabb (1845 - 1909) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884 - 1920), "Phantoms", A. 27 (c1912). [medium voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-08-23
Line count: 8
Word count: 38