by William Henry Gardner (1865 - 1932)
O lovely rose
Language: English
O lovely rose, No flower that grows, Is half so fair as thou, as thou, Thy beauty rare beyond compare, Makes me in homage bow. O cruel rose, Thou dost disclose, A loveliness divine, But had I seen, Thy thorns, I ween, I'd all thy love decline.
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Edward Alexander MacDowell (1860 - 1908), "O lovely rose", op. 40 no. 5, published 1890, from Six Love Songs, no. 5. [text verified 1 time]
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Line count: 11
Word count: 47