Irish (Gaelic) translations of Three Songs for Tenor and Piano, opus 15
by Leopold Spinner (1906 - 1980)
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1. The sick rose [sung text not yet checked]
by Leopold Spinner (1906 - 1980), "The sick rose", op. 15 (Three Songs for Tenor and Piano) no. 1 (1959) [ tenor and piano ]
Language: English
O Rose, thou art sick! The invisible worm That flies in the night, In the howling storm, Has found out thy bed Of crimson joy: And his dark secret love Does thy life destroy.
Text Authorship:
- by William Blake (1757 - 1827), "The sick rose", appears in Songs of Innocence and Experience, in Songs of Experience, no. 9, first published 1794
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by William Blake (1757 - 1827)
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Language: Irish (Gaelic)
A Rós, tinn ataoi! An phéist nach léir don tsúil Ag eitilt istoich’ Is an stoirm ag liú I do leaba atá De dhearg-lúcháir Agus scriosfaidh sé thú Le rún dubh a ghrá.
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation from English to Irish (Gaelic) copyright © 2014 by Gabriel Rosenstock.
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Based on:
- a text in English by William Blake (1757 - 1827), "The sick rose", appears in Songs of Innocence and Experience, in Songs of Experience, no. 9, first published 1794
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Word count: 33
Translation © by Gabriel Rosenstock