The Silver Swan
Composed by 
Lori Laitman
Lori Laitman Text by Anonymous
"The Silver Swan" is a song by Lori Laitman. The poem is by an anonymous author, but is sometimes contributed to English composer Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625).
The audio selection of "The Silver Swan" is made possible through a collaboration between the Hampsong Foundation and SongFest.
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The Silver Swan
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Text
The Silver Swan
Anonymous
The silver swan who, living, had no note,
when death approached, unlocked her silent throat.
Leaning her breast against the reedy shore,
thus sung her first and last, and sung no more:
“Farewell all joys, O death come close mine eyes.
More geese than swans now live, more fools than wise.”
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