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*{{PostedDate|2023-11-30}} {{CPDLno|77717}} [[Media:PRATTCC_Gentle.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:PRATTCC_Gentle.mp3|{{mp3}}]] | *{{PostedDate|2023-11-30}} {{CPDLno|77717}} [[Media:PRATTCC_Gentle.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:PRATTCC_Gentle.mp3|{{mp3}}]] | ||
{{Editor|David Anderson|2023-11-30}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|8|364}}{{Copy|Personal}} | {{Editor|David Anderson|2023-11-30}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|8|364}}{{Copy|Personal}} | ||
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==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
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The fair, bright flowers of summer time | |||
Are beautiful to me, | |||
And glorious are the many stars | |||
That glimmer on the sea; | |||
But gentle words and loving smiles, | |||
And hands to clasp my own | |||
Are better than the fairest flowers, | |||
Or stars that ever shone. | |||
The sun may warm the buds to life, | |||
The dew the drooping flowers, | |||
And eyes grow bright and watch the light | |||
Of autumn’s opening hour; | |||
But words that breathe of tenderness | |||
And love we know is true | |||
Are warmer than the summer sun, | |||
And brighter than the dew. | |||
It is not much the world can give | |||
With all its show and art, | |||
And gold and gems are not the things | |||
To satisfy the heart; | |||
But, oh, if those who cluster ’round | |||
The altar and the hearth | |||
Have gentle words and loving smiles, | |||
How beautiful is earth?}} | |||
[[Category:Sheet music]] | [[Category:Sheet music]] | ||
[[Category:Romantic music]] | [[Category:Romantic music]] | ||
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- (Posted 2023-11-30) CPDL #77717:
- Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-11-30). Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 364 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes:
General Information
Title: Gentle words
Composer: Cyrus Cornelius Pratt
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1885 E. T. Pound
Description:
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Original text and translations
English text
The fair, bright flowers of summer time
Are beautiful to me,
And glorious are the many stars
That glimmer on the sea;
But gentle words and loving smiles,
And hands to clasp my own
Are better than the fairest flowers,
Or stars that ever shone.
The sun may warm the buds to life,
The dew the drooping flowers,
And eyes grow bright and watch the light
Of autumn’s opening hour;
But words that breathe of tenderness
And love we know is true
Are warmer than the summer sun,
And brighter than the dew.
It is not much the world can give
With all its show and art,
And gold and gems are not the things
To satisfy the heart;
But, oh, if those who cluster ’round
The altar and the hearth
Have gentle words and loving smiles,
How beautiful is earth?