by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)

Language: English 
Our translations:  CHI
The hope I dreamed of was a dream,
  Was but a dream; and now I wake,
Exceeding comfortless, and worn, and old,
  For a dream's sake.

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  My silent heart, lie still and break: 
Life, and the world, and my own self, are changed
  For a dream's sake.

Composition:

    Set to music by Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954), "Mirage", 1902, published 1921, stanzas 1,3:2-4 [ voice, piano ]

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  • CHI Chinese (中文) (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 80