1891
The Summer Wind (op. 14, no.1)
Composed by 
Amy Marcy Beach
Amy Marcy Beach Text by Walter Learned
Four songs, Op. 14 Song Collection
"The Summer Wind" is a delicate song dedicated to Beach's husband. It is the first song in Four Songs, Op. 14.
Text
The Summer Wind
by Walter Learned
Softly the summer wind woos the rose;
Like a fickle lover
He kisses her petals, then off he goes
The fair fields over.
Yet since he has kissed her, forever the rose
Her heart, her heart uncloses;
And he breathes thereafter,
Wherever he goes,
The perfume, the perfume of roses.
Sheet Music
“Four Songs,” Op. 14
Amy Beach
The Summer Wind
Le secret
Sweetheart, Sigh No More"
The Thrush
Le secret
Sweetheart, Sigh No More"
The Thrush