by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892 - 1950)

Language: English 
Our translations:  GER
My candle burns at both ends;
    It will not last the night; 
But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends --
    It gives a lovely light!

Composition:

    Set to music by Michael Ippolito (b. 1985), "First Fig", 2018 [ soprano and piano ], from Vanitas, no. 1, confirmed with a score

Text Authorship:

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-06-03
Line count: 4
Word count: 25