by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822)
One sung of thee who left the tale...
Language: English
One sung of thee who left the tale untold, Like the false dawns which perish in the bursting; Like empty cups of wrought and daedal gold, Which mock the lips with air, when they are thirsting.
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- by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822), "Fragment: A tale untold", from Poetical Works, first published 1839 [author's text checked 1 time 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 (Robert) Houston Bright (1916 - 1970), "The tale untold", published 1970. [SSA chorus, piano] [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2005-02-23
Line count: 4
Word count: 36