by William Ernest Henley (1849 - 1903)
A sigh sent wrong
Language: English
A sigh sent wrong, A kiss that goes astray, A sorrow the years endlong -- So they say. So let it be -- Come the sorrow, the kiss, the sigh! They are life, dear life, all three, And we die.
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Authorship:
- by William Ernest Henley (1849 - 1903), "Finale", appears in Hawthorn and Lavender with Other Verses, in Hawthorn and Lavender, first published 1901 [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):
- by Charles Albert Lidgey (d. 1924), "A sigh sent wrong", published 1909 [voice and piano], from A Song of Life [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-01-19
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Word count: 38