  [Germany—1833-1897.] Wagner once said "There are but three B's In musical circles known, Beethoven, Bach and Brahms the good As masters stand alone." Brahms's mother was a real old maid Whom his young father wed. In years full seventeen or more She well could rank ahead. But peace and love reigned in this home And so Johannes grew Into a gentle kindly lad Who loved all whom he knew. When Schumann heard this boy play In rapture he cried out— "Behold our new Messiah, For many years this good man stood At Clara Schumann's side While she was fighting poverty When her dear husband died. He helped her rear her children, With her in concerts played And loved her with a pure true love By the immortal made. And when she died he had no wish To live his life alone And welcomed Death to come his way And claim him as his own. |
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