by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928)
A bygone occasion
Language: English
That night, that night, That song, that song! Will such again be evened quite Through lifetimes long? No mirth was shown To outer seers, But mood to match has not been known In modern years. O eyes that smiled, O lips that lured; That such would last was one beguiled To think ensured! That night, that night, That song, that song; O drink to its recalled delight, Its praise prolong! O drink to its recalled delight, Though tears may throng!
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928), "A bygone occasion", appears in Late Lyrics and Earlier with Many Other Verses, first published 1922 [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 Gordon Ware Binkerd (1916 - 2003), "A bygone occasion", published 1968 [ high voice and piano ], from Shut out that moon, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Roy Buckle (b. 1926), "A bygone occasion", published 2005 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by John Linton Gardner (1917 - 2011), "A bygone occasion", op. 235 no. 4, published 1997 [ SATB chorus, treble recorder, and violoncello ], from Four Songs to poems by Thomas Hardy, no. 4, West Yorkshire : Peacock Press [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2006-10-11
Line count: 18
Word count: 80