When You Are Old - Gretchen Peters
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- Опубліковано 12 гру 2017
- William Butler Yeats (13 June 1865 - 28 January 1939) was an Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature. Gretchen Peters openly admits that she composed her song with his original poem in mind. The white-haired gentleman in the final photograph is the poet, W. B. Yeats.
When You Are Old
When you are old and tired and grey
Wear you overcoat on sunny days
When your brave tales have all been told
I'll ask for them when you are old
When you are old and full of sleep
And death no longer makes you weep
When your body aches with cold
I'll warm your heart when you are old
You'll still be the same to me
A comfort and a mystery
And I will be old too, you see
I'll need someone to comfort me
When you are old and pale and gaunt
And a gentle hand is all you want
I will give you mine to hold
And I'll be here when you are old
Yes I will give you mine to hold
And I'll be here when you are old
When You Are Old by W. B. Yeats
When you are old and grey and full of sleep,
And nodding by the fire, take down this book,
And slowly read, and dream of the soft look
Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep;
How many loved your moments of glad grace,
And loved your beauty with love false or true,
But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you,
And loved the sorrows of your changing face;
And bending down beside the glowing bars,
Murmur, a little sadly, how Love fled
And paced upon the mountains overhead
And hid his face amid a crowd of stars.
William Butler Yeats (13 June 1865 - 28 January 1939) was an Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature.
I heard this song on a recent roadtrip from Colorado to California and it reminded me of my 86 yr old dad and it brought me to tears!!
Just a beautiful song with beautiful words and amazing cello and piano. Love this!
I met Ms. Peters after several shows at the Bluebird Cafe. She is a beautiful person inside and out. Very cordial and sweet. Check out “Breakfast At Our House”, another great song she wrote and performed. I said, if jewels could sing, they’d sound like Gretchen Peters.
How is it that some people can write such meaningful and wise and beautiful words ?
Such a beautiful song, a tapestry of life. Gretchen deserves to be better known and respected. Quiet genius
Well said. Terry Wogan loved this lovely lady, along with Beth Nielsen Chapman , Kate Melissa and Nora Jones.
He had great taste . Miss him, his 5aste in music and his lovely voice in bbc radio 2
she is known and respected within the 'industry' and by her myriad fans
Also Eva Cassidy … there are some folk that visit this world but they bring with them something that we all secretly, deep down yearn for and that is truth mixed with compassion and hope ❤
This song is so beautiful. Thank you, Gretchen.
Love this song!
Beautiful song
We had this played during the signing of our wedding vows 13 years ago. Gretchen had just been highlighted on the Terry Wogan breakfast show. We married at ages 55 and 58, so it is a special song for us, beautiful.
How beautiful, Lynda!
We had this played at our wedding as well. It was 20 years ago today and we were aged 53 and 55. It is a beautiful song.
Hi Lynda how wonderful that you both found each other ❤
So beautiful
This is so beautiful.
Kills me every time I hear it. Learnt to play it on acoustic guitar....kills me every time I try and play it!
One of those forgotten songs
When we are oldm
Just beautiful. You have a great talent weaving together music and images. Keep it up!
Thank you. You're very kind.
For you and Our Lesley
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What a great songwriter you are. You weave melodies of emotion in and out of our consciousness ,,How did Shania Twain find your beautiful song , Dance with the one you love , I would love to know. Warmly Tony LORIE. Recording artist
So it should be. .
Thing is, the lyrics are better than the poem.