by Richard Watson Gilder (1844 - 1909)
On the wild rose tree
Language: English
On the wild rose tree Many buds there be, Yet each sunny hour Hath but one perfect flower. Thou who wouldst be wise Open wide thine eyes, -- In each sunny hour Pluck the one perfect flower!
Confirmed with Five Books of Song, New York: The Century Co., 1894. Appears in Lyrics, page 78.
Text Authorship:
- by Richard Watson Gilder (1844 - 1909), "On the wild rose tree", 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), "On the wild rose tree", op. 28 no. 10, from Among flowers, no. 10 [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Helen Dellenbauch Tretbar (1835 - 1902) ; composed by Victor Harris.
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