My fire
Language: English
My fire burns low, And through bronze red bar The ashes shift in golden glow As dies the fire. So must we die and pass into realms of Eternity. My fire is dead, Its ashes grow cold As a day that is done, As a tale that is told.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Jacques Pillois (1877 - 1935), as Jacques Desky, "My fire", 1921, published 1921 [ voice and piano ], from Quatre mélodies, no. 1, Paris, Éd. Maurice Senart, also set in French (Français) [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Jacques Pillois (1877 - 1935) ; composed by Jacques Pillois, as Jacques Desky.
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2020-04-29
Line count: 9
Word count: 49