The rose and the soul (Seymour John Grey Egerton)

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• (Posted 2023-10-11)  CPDL #76249:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-10-11).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 549 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes:

• (Posted 2020-02-20)  CPDL #57133:         

Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2020-02-20).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 116 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: #57132, transposed down a semitone to F major.

• (Posted 2020-02-20)  CPDL #57132:         

Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2020-02-20).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 117 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: In English and German. In original key of F♯ major.

General Information

Title: The rose and the soul
Composer: Seymour John Grey Egerton
Lyricist: Franz Alfred Muth

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Languages: English, German
Instruments: Piano

Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1880 in Novello's Part-Song Book (2nd series), Vol. 13, no. 389
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Original text and translations

English translation The rose in the garden has bent her gentle head, The heart her heavy sorrows in bitter tears has shed; Ah! say, thou beauteous Rose-Queen, Why look'st thou then so sad? Ah! say, poor drooping spirit, Canst make no other glad? The rose must droop and wither, As Autumn's chill draws nigh: The heart in lonely yearning, Makes heavy moan and sigh. Translation by Mrs Cary-Elwes

German text Die Rose in dem Garten ihr Köpfchen leise neigt, Das herz mit seinem Kummer und seinen Thränen schweigt; O sage, schöne Rose, was bist du denn so trüb? O sage, junge Seele, hast du denn niemand lieb? Die Rose muss sich senken, es fliegt der Staub umher; Einsam in stummer Sehnsucht, Wie lebt die Seele schwer!