The breath of a rose
Song Title | The breath of a rose (Search) |
Composer(s): | William Grant Still |
Composer Underrepresented Group | African-American; POC; Black (Search) |
Author(s): | Langston Hughes |
Author Underrepresented Group | African-American; POC; Black (Search) |
Keyword(s) & Features: | Breath; Dawn; Day; Dew; Dying; Fleeting; Flowers; Gone; Hearts; Hopelessness; Impermance; Lilacs; Love; Metaphor: Love as Breath; Metaphor: Love as Dew; Metaphor: Love as Perfume; Metaphor: Love as Starlight; Morning; Nature; Perfume; Perfumes; Roses; Sky; Starlight; Stars; Sun; Transience; Withering |
First Line | Love is like dew on lilacs at dawn (Search) |
Year of composition | 1928 (Search) |
Link to English Text Online | https://songofamerica.net/song/breath-of-a-rose/ |
Author's associated movements or -isms or Groups | Harlem Renaissance (Search) |
Original Language | English (Search) |