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As gleams the rosebud

from A Loosely Strung Alto by David Warin Solomons

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As gleams the rosebud in the month of May,
in her first flush of youth and velvet flower,
rendering Heaven jealous of her colour,
brimming with dawn tears at the break of day.

Within her petals love and grace both dwell,
perfuming all the gardens and the trees.
Yet stricken by the rain or heat,
she dies swooning away, with petals all unfurled;

and so it was, fresh in your tender years,
when earth and sky lauded your comeliness.
Fate has struck you down.Ashes alone are left.

In tender memory receive my tears,
a sad libation to refresh these posies,
so that, alive or dead, you are but roses.

(Translation by S N Solomons of Ronsard's poem:

Comme on voit sur la branche au mois de May la rose)

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from A Loosely Strung Alto, released February 19, 2015

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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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