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Darling, come see the rose so red,
Which this morn timidly had spread
Her mantle to the eye of day.
Come see if she has lost this e'en
Her crimson pleated robe's soft sheen,
That same blush which on your cheek plays.
See how in but a paltry hour
She has let fall her ailing flower.
Her beauty lies there in the dust!
Alas! How cruel is Mother Nature,
Since such a blossom can endure
Only from trembling dawn to dusk.
Darling you must indeed believe,
Whilst innocence within you cleaves
The bud and blooms in purity,
Garner the gifts of tender youth,
For, like this flower, age in sooth
Will sadly spoil and tarnish beauty.
(c) S N Solomons
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Bossa Folia for 8 cellos
03:28
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Malgré Moi for 5 cellos
02:45
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Embauché malgré moi ... Taken on, against my will,
dans l'usine à idées ... at the thought factory,
j'ai refusé de pointer ...I refused to clock on
Mobilisé de même ... Conscripted just the same
dans l'armée des idées ...into the thought army
j'ai déserté ...I deserted
Je n'ai jamais compris ...I've never understood
grand-chose ...much
Il n'y a jamais ....There is never
grand-chose ...much
ni petite chose ...nor little details
Il y a autre chose. ...there's something else
Autre chose ...something else
c'est ce que j'aime ...that's what I like
qui me plaît ...what pleases me
et que je fais. ...and what I do
Embauché malgré moi ...Taken on, against my will...
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David Warin Solomons Sale, UK
Composer from UK born in 1953, concentrating on lyrical and tonal works for chamber music combinations, solo voice and choral works.
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