by Richard Watson Gilder (1844 - 1909)
Cradle song
Language: English
In the embers shining bright A garden grows for thy delight, With roses yellow, red, and white. But, O my child, beware, beware! Touch not the roses growing there, For every rose a thorn doth bear.
Text Authorship:
- by Richard Watson Gilder (1844 - 1909), "Cradle song", appears in Lyrics, first published <<1891 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Adolph Martin Foerster (1854 - 1927), "Cradle song", op. 28 no. 9, from Among flowers, no. 9 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-04-27
Line count: 6
Word count: 37