by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928)
The tragedy of that moment
Language: English
The tragedy of that moment Was deeper than the sea, When I came in that moment And heard you speak to me! What I could not help seeing Covered life as a blot; Yes, that which I was seeing, And knew that you were not!
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Authorship:
- by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928), "That moment", appears in Human Shows, Far Phantasies, Songs, and Trifles, first published 1925 [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 John (Nicholson) Ireland (1879 - 1962), "The tragedy of that moment", 1926, published 1927 [baritone and piano], from Five Poems by Thomas Hardy, no. 4. [text verified 1 time]
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