Songs

Forgotten

by Amy Beach

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Forgotten
English source: Cora Fabbri

A snowflake out of the gray,
And a leaf from a wild, white flower,
A Love that lasted an hour,
A Joy that lasted a day,

One Love hath faded away
While the other Love lives yet;
Oh grief! that one can forget,
And one remember for aye.

Composer

Amy Beach

The composer and pianist Amy Beach (1867-1944) is recognised as a leading figure in American music, the first woman to gain success with large-scale musical forms. She came from a prosperous family in New Hampshire. Her mother Clara Cheney was a…

Poet

Cora Fabbri

Cora Randall Fabbri (November 27, 1871 – January 12, 1892) was an American poet.

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