by Alfred Edward Housman (1859 - 1936)
Language: English
You smile upon your friend today, Today his ills are over; You hearken to the lover's say, And happy is the lover. 'Tis late to hearken, late to smile, But better late than never; I shall have lived a little while Before I die for ever.
Composition:
- Set to music by John (Nicholson) Ireland (1879 - 1962), "Epilogue", published 1921 [ voice and piano ], from The Land of Lost Content, no. 6
Text Authorship:
- by Alfred Edward Housman (1859 - 1936), no title, appears in A Shropshire Lad, no. 57, first published 1896
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