by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Now, all is finished
Language: English
Now, all is finished. Nothing now remains, only the tears bequeathed to us by Nature, and the cry from the heart when no longer can man endure his pain. To me, above all, she gave melody and words so that I could sing of my deepest sorrow. Others may be dumb in their sufferings, But God gave me a gift to tell of mine.
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Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Alistair Hinton (b. 1950), "Now, all is finished", op. 13 no. 5q (1969-1977) [ high voice and string quintet ], from String Quintet, no. 5q [ sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2018-08-21
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Word count: 64