Light of Other Days, The

DESCRIPTION: "The light of other days is faded, And all its glories past. For grief with heavy wing had shaded The hopes too bright to last." Leaves will regrow, birds will return, winter will end, "But the heard alone sees no renewing The light of other days"
AUTHOR: Words: Alfred Bunn (1808-1870) / Music: M.W. Balfe (d. 1860) (source: Mainly Norfolk)
EARLIEST DATE: c. 1836 (Opera, The Maid of Artois, according to Mainly Norfolk); Google Books says it was published in 1867
KEYWORDS: love separation nonballad
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Oh-How-Is-That-For-High-Songster, p. 27, "The Light of Other Days" (1 text)
Dime-Song-Book #8, p. 58, "The Light of Other Days" (1 text)
Roud #13862
NOTES [20 words]: Not to be confused with Thomas More's poem "The Light of Other Days," cited in the Index as "Oft in the Stilly Night." - RBW
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File: OHTH027B

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