by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941)

When death comes and whispers to me
 (Sung text for setting by L. Liebermann)
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Language: English 
When death comes and whispers to me,
"Thy days are ended,"
let me say to him, "I have lived in love
and not in mere time."
He will ask, "Will thy songs remain?"
I shall say, "I know not, but this I know
that often when I sang I found my eternity."

Composition:

    Set to music by Lowell Liebermann (b. 1961), "When death comes and whispers to me", op. 21 no. 1 (1987) [ baritone and piano ], from Final Songs, no. 1

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This text was added to the website: 2010-11-30
Line count: 7
Word count: 52