by Rida Johnson Young (c1869 - 1926)
Ah! Sweet mystery of life
Language: English
Available translation(s): SPA
Ah! sweet mystery of life, at last I've found thee; Ah! I know at last the secret of it all; All the longing, striving, seeking, waiting, yearning, The burning hopes, the joys and idle tears that fall! For 'tis love, and love alone, the world is seeking; And it's love, and love alone, that can repay; 'Tis the answer, 'tis the end and all of living, For it is love alone that rules for aye!
Authorship:
- by Rida Johnson Young (c1869 - 1926) [author's text not yet checked 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):
- by Victor Herbert (1859 - 1924), "Ah! Sweet mystery of life", published 1910 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Danilo Serrano) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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