Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightning they Do not go gentle into that good night. Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright Their frail deeds might have danced in a green day, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight, And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way, Do not go gentle into that good night. Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. And you, my father, there on the sad height, Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray, Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Five elegies
Song Cycle by John McCabe (1939 - 2015)
?. Do not go gentle into that good night  [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Dylan Thomas (1914 - 1953), no title
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Walter A. Aue) , "Geh' Du nicht sanft in jene Gute Nacht", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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?. Eyes that last I saw in tears  [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Eyes that last I saw in tears Through division Here in death's dream kingdom The golden vision reappears I see the eyes but not the tears This is my affliction This is my affliction Eyes I shall not see again Eyes of decision Eyes I shall not see unless At the door of death's other kingdom Where, as in this, The eyes outlast a little while A little while outlast the tears And hold us in derision.
Text Authorship:
- by T. S. (Thomas Stearns) Eliot (1888 - 1965), "Eyes that last I saw in tears"
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First published in Chapbook, November 1924, as one of "Doris' Dream Songs"Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Total word count: 245