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A red, red rose
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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A red, red rose by Robert Schumann — Lyrics
My love is like a red red rose
that's newly sprung in June:
my love is like the melodie
that's sweetly play'd in tune.
So fair art thou, my bonnie lass,
so deep in love am I:
and I will love thee still, my dear,
till a' the seas gang dry.
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About A red, red rose
Robert Schumann’s setting of Robert Burns’s poem A red, red rose is ideal for a spring concert or a celebration of love. Sung by a SATB choir in English, this secular part-song captures the ardent and enduring sentiments of Burns's verses. The music vividly portrays the intense affection and unwavering devotion described in the lyrics, from the initial comparison to a newly sprung rose in June to the grand declarations of love that will persist until the seas run dry and rocks melt. The choir will find rich opportunities for expressive singing, conveying the passion and sincerity of the poem’s romantic ideals. This piece offers a chance to explore passionate declarations of love in a beautiful, well-crafted choral setting.
