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Down by the Salley Gardens
English source:
William Butler Yeats
Down by the Salley Gardens my love and I did meet;
She passed the Salley Gardens with little snow-white feet.
She bid me take life easy, as the leaves grow on the tree;
But I, being young and foolish, with her would not agree.
In a field by the river my love and I did stand,
And on my leaning shoulder she laid her snow-white hand.
She bid me take life easy, as the grass grows on the weirs;
But I was young and foolish, and now am full of tears.
She passed the Salley Gardens with little snow-white feet.
She bid me take life easy, as the leaves grow on the tree;
But I, being young and foolish, with her would not agree.
In a field by the river my love and I did stand,
And on my leaning shoulder she laid her snow-white hand.
She bid me take life easy, as the grass grows on the weirs;
But I was young and foolish, and now am full of tears.
Composer
Rebecca Clarke
Anglo-American composer Rebecca Clarke was born in 1886 in Harrow, London. Classified by Gramophone as ‘one of the very best of her time’, Clarke is best known for her instrumental works - most notably her 1919 Viola Sonata. Her vocal music is…
Poet
William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats (13 June 1865 – 28 January 1939) was an Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. A pillar of the Irish literary establishment, he helped to found the Abbey Theatre, and in his later years served two…
Performances
Previously performed at:
- Kitty Whately & William Vann 19 Apr 2024
- 41. Nick Pritchard, Ian Tindale: Oh Fair to See 21 Oct 2022
- 54. Benjamin Appl: Crosscurrents 16 Oct 2021
- Song at Wolfson: Helen Charlston & Sholto Kynoch (second performance) 10 Jun 2021
- Song at Wolfson: Helen Charlston & Sholto Kynoch (first performance) 10 Jun 2021
- Oxford Lieder at Fairlight Hall: Helen Charlston & Sholto Kynoch 06 Jun 2021
- Oxford Lieder at Rye Creative Centre: Helen Charlston & Sholto Kynoch 04 Jun 2021