by Arthur Macy (1842 - 1904)
Euthanasia
Language: English
Oh, drop your eyelids down, my lady; Oh, drop your eyelids down. 'T were well to keep your bright eyes shady For pity of the town! But should there any glances be, I pray you give them all to me; For though my life be lost thereby, It were the sweetest death to die!
Authorship:
- by Arthur Macy (1842 - 1904), "Euthanasia", appears in Poems, first published 1905 [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 George Whitefield Chadwick (1854 - 1931), "Euthanasia", published 1902 [voice and piano], from Six Songs, no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-07-16
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Word count: 54