I sip the cup of costly death; I lose my color; I catch my breath whenever I contemplate your presence, or absence.
I sip the cup of costly death
Set by Hana Ajiashvili , no title, 2015 [ 2 sopranos, recorder, viola da gamba, harpsichord and guitar ], from Mere Air, no. 3, Rijswijk : Stichting Donemus Beheer
Publisher: Donemus [external link]
[Sung Text]
Note: this setting is made up of several separate texts.
Text Authorship:
- by Michael R. Burch (b. 1958) [an adaptation]
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Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]... ... My brain is wild, my breath comes quick-- The blood is listening in my frame, And thronging shadows, fast and thick, Fall on my overflowing eyes; My heart is quivering like a flame; As morning dew, that in the sunbeam dies, I am dissolved in these consuming ecstasies.
Text Authorship:
- by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822), "To Constantia", subtitle: "Singing"
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Note for stanza 3: refers to Sappho's third fragment.
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]Author(s): Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822), Michael R. Burch (b. 1958)