by Gaius Valerius Catullus (c84 BCE - 54 BCE)
Translation by Heathcote William Garrod (1878 - 1960)
Love and death
Language: English after the Latin
Friend, if the mute and shrouded dead Are touched at all by tears By love long fled and friendship sped And the unreturning years, O then, to hear that early died, O doubt not, bridegroom, to thy bride Thy love is sweet and sweeteneth The very bitterness of death.
Text Authorship:
- by Heathcote William Garrod (1878 - 1960), "Love and death" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Latin by Gaius Valerius Catullus (c84 BCE - 54 BCE) [text unavailable]
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 Woods Duke (1899 - 1984), "Love and death", 1974 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-02-16
Line count: 8
Word count: 49