by Walter Savage Landor (1775 - 1864)

Language: English 
It sometimes comes into my head
That we may dream, may dream when we are dead,
But I am far from sure we do.
O that it were so,
O that it were so, then my rest
Would be, would be indeed among the blest,
I should for ever dream,
I should for ever dream of you.

Composition:

    Set to music by Frank Bridge (1879 - 1941), "O that it were so!", published 1913 [ voice and piano or orchestra ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Walter Savage Landor (1775 - 1864), no title, from The Works of Walter Savage Landor, Volume II, first published 1846

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Researcher for this page: Ted Perry

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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