Post by Bill DavyI cannot find the rest of these lyrics, which Janácek used as a title to
a suite.
Can anyone help, please?
Apparently, it is a Moravian wedding song.
https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/tw.asp?w=W15247&t=GBAJY1589511&al=CDA67895
I don't think there are lyrics. That is only a title.
On an Overgrown Path is based on Moravian folk-songs and the title
comes from one song with the opening line, The path to my mothers
house is grown over with weedy clover. Its a brides song, a young
woman remembering her life before marriage."
https://theresakishkan.com/2019/02/21/the-path-to-my-mothers-house/
"The first series of Janáceks On an Overgrown Path consists of ten
intimate, miniature piano works given programmatic titles that express
a striking range of emotion. The title is a reference from Moravian
folk poetry, suggesting a time gone by, which is reflected in the
nostalgic quality of each piece."
https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/213402677.pdf