HOW IS EVEREYONE? SORRY, DIDN'T MEAN TO YELL. *ahem* How is everyone?
SQRL in Glenview, 2019
In the gloaming, oh, my darling,
When the lights are dim and low,
And the quiet shadows falling,
Softly come, and softly go;
When the winds are sobbing faintly,
With a gentle, unknown woe;
Will you think of me and love me?
As you did once long ago?
In the gloaming, oh, my darling,
Think not bitterly of me.
Tho’ I passed away in silence,
Left you lonely, set you free;
For my heart was crushed with longing,
What has been could never be;
It was best to leave you thus, dear,
Best for you and best for me.
It was best to leave you thus,
Best for you and best for me.
- In the Gloaming by Meta Orred, 1874
Put to music by Annie Fortescue Harrison in 1877, it's been sung by many but only once that I know of by someone I've seen live. Jonatha Brooke & The Story:
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