Language: English
He came like a dream in the dawn of life,
and he fled like a shadow before its noon;
He is gone, and all my peace is turned to strife,
And I wander and wane like the weary moon.
O, sweet Echo, wake,
And for my sake
Make answer the while my heart shall break!
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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.
Composition:
Set to music by Harl McDonald (1899 - 1955), "He is gone", published 1945, stanza 1 [ voice and piano ], Philadelphia: Elkan-Vogel Co.
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- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Frammenti di un dramma incompiuto", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 107
Language: Italian (Italiano) after the English
Venne come un sogno all'alba della vita
Si dileguò come un'ombra prima del meriggio;
E' andato via, e la mia pace si è fatta tormento
Ed io declino come luna al tramonto.
O, dolce Eco, destati
e per amor mio
dai una risposta al cuore mio che si spezza!
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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.
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