1928
With Rue My Heart is Laden (op. 2, no. 2)
Composed by 
Samuel Barber
Samuel Barber Text by 
A. E. Housman
A. E. Housman Three Songs, Op. 2 Song Collection
"With Rue My Heart is Laden" is the second song of Samuel Barber's song grouping Three Songs, Op. 2. This song sets the poetry of A. E. Housman.
Text
With Rue My Heart is Laden
by A. E. Housman
With rue my heart is laden
For golden friends I had,
For many a rose-lipt maiden
And many a lightfood lad.
By brooks too broad for leaping
The lightfoot boys are laid;
The rose-lipt girls are sleeping
In fields where roses fade.
Related Information
The Hampsong Foundation
hampsongfoundation.org/samuel-barber-song-texts/#withrueSheet Music
Samuel Barber: 65 Songs (G. Schirmer, medium-low voice)
Samuel Barber
Medium/Low