Once upon my cheek he said the roses grew (John Wall Callcott)
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General Information
Title: Once upon my cheek he said the roses grew
Composer: John Wall Callcott
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsongs
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella (originally). Piano accompaniment added by William Horsley (1774-1858).
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Original text and translations
English text
From “Ethwald” by Joanna Baillie (1762-1852), Act V scene II
Once upon my cheek
- He said the roses grew,
But now they're washed away
- With the cold evening dew.
For I wander through the night,
- When all but me have rest,
And the moon's soft beams fall piteously
- Upon my troubled breast.
