Gentle Greeting

"Gentle Greeting" is the second song of Ernst Bacon's song cycle Quiet Airs. The song sets the poetry of Emily Brontë.

Date: 1956Composer: Ernst BaconText: Emily BrontëSong Collection: Quiet Airs

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Gentle Greeting
by Emily Brontë

I know not how it falls on me,
This summer evening, hushed and lone;
Yet the faint wind comes soothingly
With something of an olden tone.

Forgive me if I’ve shunned so long
Your gentle greeting, earth and air!
But sorrow withers e’en the strong,
And who can fight against despair?

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Quiet Airs

Composer(s): Ernst Bacon

Song(s): 1. Twilight
2. Gentle Greeting
3. The Divine Ship
4. Of Love
5. Eden
6. The Little Stone
7. Fond Affection
8. Stars
9. The Heart
10. Song of Snow-White Heads
11. The Lamb
12. To Musique, To Becalme His Fever

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