by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828 - 1882)
Adieu
Language: English
Waving whispering trees, What do you say to the breeze And what says the breeze to you? 'Mid passing souls ill at ease, Moving murmuring trees, Would ye ever wave an Adieu? Tossing turbulent seas, Winds that wrestle with these, Echo heard in the shell, -- 'Mid fleeting life ill at ease, Restless ravening seas, -- Would the echo sigh Farewell? Surging sumptuous skies, For ever a new surprise, Clouds eternally new, -- Is every flake that flies, Widening wandering skies, For a sign-Farewell, Adieu? Sinking suffering heart That know'st how weary thou art, -- Soul so fain for a flight, -- Aye, spread your wings to depart, Sad soul and sorrowing heart, -- Adieu, Farewell, Good-night.
Text Authorship:
- by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828 - 1882), "Adieu" [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 George John Bennett (1863 - 1930), "Adieu", published 1886 [ voice and piano ], from Twelve Songs Set to Poems of Shelley and Rossetti, no. 9, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Clara Kathleen Rogers (1844 - 1931), "Adieu", op. 33 (Two Songs with Words by Dante Gabriel Rossetti) no. 2, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], Boston : Arthur P. Schmidt and Co. [sung text not yet checked]
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