Good-bye, sweet day
Good-bye, sweet day, good-bye!
I have so loved thee, but I cannot hold thee
Departing like a dream the shadows fold thee;
Slowly thy perfect beauty dies away,
Good-bye, sweet day.
Good-bye, sweet day, good-bye!
Dear were thy golden hours of tranquil splendor,
Sadly thou yieldest to the twilight tender,
Who were so fair from thy first morning ray,
Good-bye, sweet day.
Good-bye, sweet day, good-bye!
Thy glory and charm, thy smiles and tones and glances,
Vanish at last and solemn night advances.
Good-bye, sweet day.
Good-bye, sweet day, good-bye!
All the rich gifts my greatful heart remembers,
The while I watch thy sunset's dying embers,
Die in the west in the twilight gray,
Good-bye, sweet day.
- Celia Thaxter -
(image: Celia Thaxter in Her Garden by Childe Hassam)
Music: Kate Vannah
Text as sung by Susanne Menzer
I have so loved thee, but cannot, cannot hold thee.
Fading like a dream the shadows fold thee;
Slowly thy perfect beauty fades away;
Good-bye, sweet day; Good-bye, sweet day.
Dear were thy golden hours of tranquil splendor,
Sadly thou yieldest to the evening tender;
Thou wert so fair from thy first morning ray,
Thou wert so fair from thy first morning ray,
Thou wert so lovely, but cannot, cannot hold thee.
Dying like a dream, the shadows fold thee;
Slowly thy perfect beauty fades away;
Good-bye, sweet day; Good-bye, sweet day.
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