Poems of James Clarence Mangan (Many hitherto uncollected): Centenary edition: Edited, with preface and notes by D. J. O'Donoghue: Introduction by John Mitchel |
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WHEN THE ROSES BLOW. |
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WHEN THE ROSES BLOW.
When the roses blow
Man looks out for brighter hours;
When the roses glow
Hope relights her lampless bowers.
Much that seemed in Winter's gloom
Dark with heavy woe
Wears a gladsome hue and bloom
When the roses blow—
When the roses blow—
Wears a gladsome hue and bloom
When the roses blow.
Man looks out for brighter hours;
When the roses glow
Hope relights her lampless bowers.
Much that seemed in Winter's gloom
Dark with heavy woe
Wears a gladsome hue and bloom
When the roses blow—
When the roses blow—
Wears a gladsome hue and bloom
When the roses blow.
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When the roses blow
Love that slept shall wake anew:
Merrier blood shall flow
Through the springalds' veins of blue:
And if sorrow wring the heart,
Even that shall go—
Pain and mourning must depart
When the roses blow—
When the roses blow—
Pain and mourning must depart
When the roses blow.
Love that slept shall wake anew:
Merrier blood shall flow
Through the springalds' veins of blue:
And if sorrow wring the heart,
Even that shall go—
Pain and mourning must depart
When the roses blow—
When the roses blow—
Pain and mourning must depart
When the roses blow.
When the roses blow
Look to Heaven, my fainting soul!
There in stainless show
Spreads the veil that shrouds thy goal.
Not while Winter breathes his blight,
Burst thy bonds below!
Let the earth look proud and bright!
Let the roses blow!
Let the roses blow!
O, let Earth look proud and bright!
Let the roses blow!
Look to Heaven, my fainting soul!
There in stainless show
Spreads the veil that shrouds thy goal.
Not while Winter breathes his blight,
Burst thy bonds below!
Let the earth look proud and bright!
Let the roses blow!
Let the roses blow!
O, let Earth look proud and bright!
Let the roses blow!
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