© by Julien Green (b. 1900)
Translation © by Ned Rorem (1923 - 2022)
He thinks upon his death
Language: English  after the French (Français)
For the first time I thought of my own death [ ... ]
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Authorship:
- by Ned Rorem (1923 - 2022), copyright © [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Julien Green (b. 1900), from Lautre sommeil, last paragraph, copyright ©
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ned Rorem (1923 - 2022), "He thinks upon his death", 1997, published 1999, from Evidence of Things Not Seen, no. 28 [sung text checked 1 time]
This text was added to the website: 2004-08-04
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Word count: 114