Maple Leaves

"Maple Leaves" is the 23rd song in Ives's song collection 114 Songs.

The audio recording of "Maple Leaves" features Rayanne Dupuis, soprano, and Antoine Palloc, piano. These songs are from the album The Side Show: Songs of Charles Ives, and are available thanks to the generosity of the performers.

Date: 1920Composer: Charles IvesText: Thomas Bailey Aldrich

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Maple Leaves
by Thomas Bailey Aldrich

October turned my maple’s leaves to gold;
The most are gone now; here and there one lingers:
Soon these will slip from out the twigs’ weak hold,
Like coins between a dying miser’s fingers.

Recordings

The Side Show: Songs of Charles Ives

(Charles Ives)

2012

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    114 Songs

    Composer(s): Charles Ives

    Free via IMSLP

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