by Coventry (Kersey Dighton) Patmore (1823 - 1896)
Here, in this little Bay
Language: English
Our translations: DUT
Here, in this little Bay, Full of tumultuous life and great repose, Where, twice a day, The purposeless, glad ocean comes and goes, Under high cliffs, and far from the huge town, I sit me down. For want of me the world's course will not fail: When all its work is done, the lie shall rot; The truth is great, and shall prevail, When none cares whether it prevail or not.
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- by Coventry (Kersey Dighton) Patmore (1823 - 1896), "Magna est veritas", appears in The Unknown Eros and other Odes I-XXI, first published 1877 [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 John H. Ashton (b. 1938), "Magna est veritas", 1973, first performed 1973 [ baritone, SSA chorus, flute, alto saxophone, trumpet, horn, and piano ], from Songs from "The Unknown Eros" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Chilcott (b. 1955), "The Truth is Great", 2008 [ chorus and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by John Edmunds (1913 - 1986), "Magna est veritas", 1935-60, published 1975 [ voice and piano ], from Hesperides: Fifty Songs by John Edmunds -- or The Fortunate Isles [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lidy van Noordenburg) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-09-11
Line count: 10
Word count: 72