by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822)
To Mary Shelley
Language: English
The world is dreary, And I am weary Of wandering on without thee, Mary; A joy was erewhile In thy voice and thy smile, And 'tis gone, when I should be gone too, Mary.
Authorship:
- by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822), "To Mary Shelley" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
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Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942) , "К Мэри Шелли", written 1903 ; composed by Grigory Abramovich Kreyn.
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